Research School for Economic and Social History

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23 August 2024
16:00 - 18:00
Taipei Representative Office, Van Stolkweg 23, 2585 JM Den Haag

Invitation book launch: ‘Since 1624 Taiwanese-Dutch connections’ (edited by Mila Davids, Eric Berkers, Ann Heylen en Tim Riswick)

Programme

16.00-16.30 Thee and snacks

16.30-16.40 Welcome

16.40-16.50 Book Introduction
The Making of Since 1624: Taiwanese-Dutch Connections

16.50-17.50 Chapter preview
Transformation of Taiwan’s Industry: The Journey of Pilotfish, a Dutch Industrial Design Studio by Lin-Lin Chen

Principles and Regulations: Chinese Co-creators of VOC rules (1636-1645) by Joris van den Tol

How a Love for Chinese Culture Drove a Dutch Patrician to Taiwan. The Life of Liu Yuan-tao (1911-2001) by Simeon Vonk

Dutch Architects Shaping Taiwan’s Public Spaces (2007-2022) by Shih-Hui Teng

17.50-18.00 Official book presentation