近代赴台西人的职业与群体特点研究

A study on the Characteristics of Occupation and Group of Westerners in Taiwan in the Modern Times

晚清是近代台湾社会发展变革的重要时期。这一时期赴台西人众多,他们有着不同的背景、职业和赴台目的,在台从事不同的活动,对当时的台湾社会产生了深远的影响。通过梳理近代涉台西文文献中的有关内容,对近代赴台西人群体进行分类概述,并对其群体特征进行归纳总结,尝试解读赴台西人群体在近代台湾社会所扮演的角色,以期深化对台湾近代史的研究。

The late Qing Dynasty was an important period of modern Taiwan＇s social development and transformation, during which many westerners went there. They had different backgrounds, occupations and purposes, and were engaged in different activities, having the far-reaching influence on the Taiwan society of that time. By sorting out the relevant content of modem western literature related to Taiwan, this paper classifies and summarizes the groups of westerners in Taiwan in the modem times, and generalizes the group characteristics, trying to interpret the role played by them, so as to deepen the study of modem history of Taiwan.