Politics and Cultural Nativism in 1970s Taiwan: Youth, Narrative, Nationalism

by A-chin Hsiau

Book Overview

In the aftermath of 1949, Taiwan's elites saw themselves as embodying China in exile both politically and culturally. The island--officially known as the Republic of China--was a temporary home to await the reconquest of the mainland. Taiwan, not the People's Republic, represented China internationally until the early 1970s. Yet in recent decades Taiwan has increasingly come to see itself as a modern nation-state.

A-chin Hsiau traces the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231200536
• ISBN13: 9780231200530
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"