Re-writing Culture in Taiwan (Asia's Transformations #10)

By: Fang-Long Shih and Stuart Thompson and Paul-François Tremlett

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Synopsis: This inter-disciplinary volume of essays opens new points of departure for thinking about how Taiwan has been studied and represented in the past, for reflecting on the current state of ‘Taiwan Studies’, and for thinking about how Taiwan might be re-configured in the future. As the study of Taiwan shifts from being a provincial back-water of sinology to an area in its own (albeit not sovereign) right, a combination of established and up and coming scholars working in the field of East Asian studies offer a re-reading and re-writing of culture in Taiwan. They show that sustained critical analysis of contemporary Taiwan using issues such as trauma, memory, history, tradition, modernity, post-modernity provides a useful point of departure for thinking through similar problematics and issues elsewhere in the world. Re-writing Culture in Taiwan is a multidisciplinary book with its own distinctive collective voice which will appeal to anyone interested in Taiwan. With chapters on nationalism, anthropology, cultural studies, media studies, religion and museum studies, the breadth of ground covered is truly comprehensive.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781134036226
Related ISBNs:: 9780203888353, 9780415466660, 9780415466660, 9780415602938, 9780415602938
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/28/20
Copyrighted By:: Fang-Long Shih, Stuart Thompson, Paul-François Tremlett
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Fang-Long Shih
Edited by:: Stuart Thompson
Edited by:: Paul Tremlett