Format:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 334 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0520231821
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0520231813
Series Statement:
Berkeley series in interdisciplinary studies of China 2
Content:
The "one China" policy officially supported by the People's Republic of China, the United States, and other countries asserts that there is only one China and Taiwan is a part of it. The debate over whether the people of Taiwan are Chinese or independently Taiwanese is, Melissa J. Brown argues, a matter of identity: Han ethnic identity, Chinese national identity, and the relationship of both of these to the new Taiwanese identity forged in the 1990s. In a unique comparison of ethnographic and historical case studies drawn from both Taiwan and China, Brown's book shows how identity is shaped by
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. What's in a Name? Culture, Identity, and the "Taiwan Problem"; 2. Where Did the Aborigines Go? Reinstating Plains Aborigines in Taiwan's History; 3. "We Savages Didn't Bind Feet": Culture, Colonial Intervention, and Long-Route Identity Change; 4. "Having a Wife is Better than Having a God": Ancestry, Governmental Power, and Short-Route Identity Change; 5. "They Came With Their Hands Tied Behind Their Backs": Forced Migrations, Identity Changes, and State Classification in Hubei
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6. Theory and the Politics of Reunification: Understanding Past Choices and Future OptionsNotes; References; Character List; Index ; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520231825
Additional Edition:
Print version Is Taiwan Chinese? : The Impact of Culture, Power, and Migration on Changing Identities
Language:
English
