Tanners of Taiwan
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- Synopsis
- In this book, which began as the Simon's (sociology, U. of Ottawa, Canada) dissertation, an ethnography of workers and managers in leather tanning factories in southern Taiwan is presented, with a focus on identity, nationalism, and political dimensions of their culture. Aimed at undergraduates, the book considers whether Taiwan is a Chinese or Taiwanese culture, provides a national and political context, describes social life and the influence of the Chinese National Party, and discusses family firms and corporations in the leather tanning industry and their relationship to cultural and national narratives about identity. The author then addresses these firms from the female perspective, and examines the labor movement, effects of tanners moving abroad, and the use of the electoral system following the end of martial law to create an independent Taiwan. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780813345758
- Publisher:
- Westview Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/19/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Westview Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.