Miniature: Reading colonial texts

Jeremy Taylor

doi:10.1080/13642520308361

Miniature: Reading colonial texts

Jeremy Taylor^*

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This paper explores a number of issues regarding the relationship between historians and the texts they study. Calling on my experiences of conducting research into Japanese colonialism in Taiwan, I consider some of the ways in which imagination and conditioning shape the historian's analysis of historical data. While not seeking to offer definitive answers, this paper represents an attempt to encourage thought and discussion regarding ongoing debates around the relationship between historians and texts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-241
Number of pages	7
Journal	Rethinking History
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13642520308361
Publication status	Published - 2003

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