Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 333 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
Berkeley series in interdisciplinary studies of China ; 2
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Berkeley series in interdisciplinary studies of China ; 2.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-301) and index. |
Contents |
What's in a name? : culture, identity, and the "Taiwan problem" -- Where did the aborigines go? : reinstating plains aborigines in Taiwan's history -- "We savages didn't bind feet" : culture, colonial intervention, and long-route identity change -- "Having a wife is better than having a god" : ancestry, governmental power, and short-route identity change -- "They came with their hands tied behind their backs" : forced migrations, identity changes, and state classification in Hubei -- Theory and the politics of reunification : understanding past choices and future options. |
Summary |
In a unique comparison of studies drawn from both Taiwan and China, Brown's book shows how identity is shaped by social experience - not culture and ancestry, as is commonly claimed in political rhetoric. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Chinese reunification question, 1949- |
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Taiwan aborigines -- Ethnic identity -- History.
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Taiwan aborigines. |
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Ethnicity. |
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History. |
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Ethnicity -- Taiwan -- History.
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Taiwan. |
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Ethnicity -- China -- History -- 20th century.
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China. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
Taiwan -- Relations -- China.
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Relations. |
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China -- Relations -- Taiwan.
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Nationalism -- Taiwan -- History -- 20th century.
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Nationalism. |
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Nationalism -- China -- History -- 20th century.
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Chinese reunification question, 1949-
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Tujia (Chinese people) -- China -- Enshi Tujiazu Miaozu Zizhizhou -- Ethnic identity -- History -- 20th century.
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Tujia (Chinese people) |
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China -- Enshi Tujiazu Miaozu Zizhizhou. |
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Enshi Tujiazu Miaozu Zizhizhou (China) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.
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Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Brown, Melissa J. Is Taiwan Chinese?. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2004 0520231813 0520231821 (DLC) 2003012763 (OCoLC)52386167 |
ISBN |
9780520927940 (electronic book) |
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052092794X (electronic book) |
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1417508191 (electronic book) |
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9781417508198 (electronic book) |
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9780520231818 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520231813 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520231825 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520231821 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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159734687X |
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9781597346870 |
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0520231813 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520231821 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |