This book considers why Taiwan matters independent of the China-centric paradigm by both examining anthropological research on Taiwan as well as how to study Taiwan anthropologically, re-asserting the ontological status of Taiwan as a legitimate object of scholarly inquiry.
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- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Meanings of Why Taiwan? – An Introduction
- 1 Why Taiwan Mattered: Oral Histories from the Cold War Anglophone Anthropology of China in Taiwan
- 2 Taiwan Doesn’t Matter Until It Does: Navigating the Crossroads of China and Taiwan Studies
- 3 Indigenous Lives Matter: The Relevance of Indigeneity to Taiwan and to Anthropology
- 4 Imports via a Conduit: An Anthropological Encounter with Taiwan in Mainland China
- 5 When a Local Invented Tradition Becomes Heritage Culture for All of China: The Paradox of Taiwan’s Tea Art
- 6 From Sea Goddess to Peace Goddess: The Export of Taiwan’s Cult of Mazu
- 7 Gambling and Affect: Risking and Daring in Cold War Matsu
- 8 Revisiting “Taiwanese Food Culture”: The Culinary Contact Zone of East and Southeast Asian Foodways
- 9 Worlding Taiwanese Aquaculture Technology: Science Diplomacy, Experts, and Know-How Transfer
- Afterword to Why Taiwan?
- Index
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