Becoming Taiwan

Becoming Taiwan
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Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 3447063742
ISBN-13 : 9783447063746
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Book Synopsis Becoming Taiwan by : Ann Heylen

Download or read book Becoming Taiwan written by Ann Heylen and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2010 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important aspects of democracy has been the transition from colonialism. In Taiwan this discussion is typically framed in political discourse that focuses on theoretical issues. Becoming Taiwan departs from this well-traveled route to describe the cultural, historical and social origins of Taiwan's thriving democracy. Contributors were specifically chosen to represent both Taiwanese and non-Taiwanese researchers, as well as a diverse range of academic fields, from Literature and Linguistics to History, Archeology, Sinology and Sociology. The result represents a mixture of well-known scholars and young researchers from outside the English-speaking world. The volume addresses three main issues in Taiwan Studies and attempts answers based in the historical record: How Chinese is Taiwan? Organizing a Taiwanese Society, and Speaking about Taiwan. Individual chapters are grouped around these three themes illustrating the internal dynamics that transformed Taiwan into its current manifestation as a thriving multiethnic democracy. Our approach addresses these themes pointing out how Taiwan Studies provides a multidisciplinary answer to problems of the transformation from colonialism to democracy.


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