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Indigenous Writers of Taiwan
. Ed(S): Balcom, John; Balcom, Yingtish
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Description for Indigenous Writers of Taiwan
hardcover. Provides a representative sampling of stories, essays, and poems from each of Taiwan's nine indigenous tribes. This book explores such themes as the decline of traditional ways of life in Taiwan's aboriginal communities, residual belief in ancestral spirits, assimilation into a society dominated by Han Chinese, and others. Editor(s): Balcom, John; Balcom, Yingtish. Translator(s): Balcom, John. Series: Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Few people beyond the shores of Taiwan are aware that it is home to a population of indigenous peoples who for more than fifteen thousand years have lived on the island. Over the years, through the Chinese imperial period, the Japanese occupation, and for most of the twentieth century, the indigenous peoples of Taiwan were marginalized and deprived of rights. However, with the lifting of martial law in 1987, new government policies regarding ethnic groups, and growing interest in Taiwan's aboriginal peoples, indigenous writing began to blossom. With its intense and lyrical explorations of a fading culture, indigenous writing has ... Read more
Few people beyond the shores of Taiwan are aware that it is home to a population of indigenous peoples who for more than fifteen thousand years have lived on the island. Over the years, through the Chinese imperial period, the Japanese occupation, and for most of the twentieth century, the indigenous peoples of Taiwan were marginalized and deprived of rights. However, with the lifting of martial law in 1987, new government policies regarding ethnic groups, and growing interest in Taiwan's aboriginal peoples, indigenous writing began to blossom. With its intense and lyrical explorations of a fading culture, indigenous writing has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231136501
SKU
V9780231136501
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Balcom, John; Balcom, Yingtish
John Balcom is an associate professor and head of the Chinese program in the Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He is the translator of twelve books, including Li Qiao's Wintry Night and Chang Hsi-kuo's City Trilogy. Yingtsih Balcom is an assistant professor at the Defense Language Institute, Monterey. Her translations of Western ... Read more
Reviews for Indigenous Writers of Taiwan
This book, smartly produced by Columbia University Press, will put Taiwan's indigenous writers on the map for a new class of reader. Taipei Times With this volume... [the editors] have places the literature of the indigenous nations of Taiwan on the map.
Erika Kaneko Asian Folklore Studies
Erika Kaneko Asian Folklore Studies