Cultural, Ethnic, and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan : Bentuhua / / edited by J. Makeham, A. Hsiau

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961622403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2005
• ISBN: 9786611368777; 9781281368775; 1281368776; 9781403980618; 1403980616
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2005.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MakehamJohn <1955->; HsiauA-chin
• Disciplina: 320.540951249
• Soggetti: Asia - Politics and government; Ethnology; Culture; Political science; International relations; Asian Politics; Regional Cultural Studies; Political Science; International Relations; Taiwan Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; I: Democratization and Nationalism; II: Identity in Literature; III: Memory and the Built Environment; IV: The "China-centered" Paradigm and Indigenization; Epilogue: Bentuhua-An Endeavor for Normalizing a Would-Be Nation-State?; Notes on Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume analyzes what is arguably the single most important aspect of cultural and political change in Taiwan over the past quarter-; century: the trend toward 'indigenization' (bentuhua). Focusing on the indigenization of politics and culture and its close connection with the identity politics of ethnicity and nationalism, this volume is an attempt to map prominent contours of the indigenization paradigm as it has unfolded in Taiwan. The opening chapters concern the origin and nature of the trend toward indigenization with its roots in the unique historical trajectory of politics and culture in Taiwan. Subsequent chapters deal with responses and reactions to indigenization in a variety of social, cultural and intellectual domains.