帝國周邊有事？文化統治與殖民地社會的形成

Abstract

本論文的主旨，在於說明，殖民地人民與殖民者間的關係，是互動性的，而不是簡單的帝國壓迫說。其次，本文使用「文化統治」的概念，就一般人民接觸到殖民統治的具體面向，闡述殖民社會何以形成。

本文處理的時段與對象，是清帝國中期以後、到日治初期，對象地域則以中部臺灣為主；此時期的中部台灣之社會變遷與殖民史脈絡，直接牽涉到臺地開發與帝國治理，相當具有代表性。

The main purpose of the dissertationt is to illustrate the relationship between the colonized and colonizer as interactive， not shown as simple Empire oppression theory. The next, in the dimension which native people contacted with colonial governing, it uses the concept of “Cultural Governing” to expound how colonial society was formed.

Through the study on period and object, which are from middle Qing to early Japanese ruled period and the realm of central Taiwan , aims gaining typical of development and administration by the context of social change and colonial ruling in the central Taiwan.