Cultural, Ethnic, and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan

" Cultural, Ethnic and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan offers timely discussions on important changes in today' s Taiwan. Having situated Taiwan in a global context and characterized the " bentuha" as a nationalist endeavor, the contributors of this volume examine carefully the island' s colonial legacy, post-colonial experience and ongoing confrontation with mainland China. Their studies provide not only valuable and up-to-date information on Taiwan but also interesting and insightful perspectives on the persistent influence of nationalism and colonialism in this postcolonial and globalizing world. " - Q. Edward Wang, Rowan University

" This book provides its readers with an assessment of the cultural and ethnic variables that help answer the question whether or not Taiwan should and/or will become part of China. This is a very critical question: The " Taiwan issue" constitutes a seemingly non-negotiable matter between the world' s sole superpower, the United States, and the region' s fast rising power, China; the result is that the Taiwan Strait is the world' s number one " flashpoint" (or place where a conflict might occur with major powers employing weapons of mass destruction). Starting with the basics may be the key to finding a solution to prevent that. " - John F. Copper, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee " The first volume in any language to comprehensively address the theme of indigenization in Taiwan, Makeham and Hsiau s work probes the various meanings of bentuhua from an array of interdisciplinary perspectives. This is a set of nuanced, historically-informed readings that treats an incendiary topic with temperance and sophistication. - Christopher Lupke, Washington State University