Tanners of Taiwan (Case Studies in Anthropology)

Tanners Of Taiwan Is An Ethnography Of Identity Construction Set In The Leather-tanning Communities Of Southern Taiwan. Through Life History Analysis And Ethnographic Observation, Author Scott Simon Examines What It Means To Be Chinese – Or Alternatively Taiwanese – In Contemporary Taiwan. Tanners Of Taiwan Provides More Than A Description Of Work-places In Taiwan. Looking At The Different Perspectives Of Tanners, Women Managers, And Workers, It Demonstrates How Cultural And Other Identities Are Constructed Through Dynamics Of Power And Political Economy.–book Jacket. Introduction — Historical Contexts — Social Background — Tanners And Family Firms — Corporate And Firm Networks — Women And Enterprise — Workers And Bosses — Cross-strait Investment And National Identity — Political Movements: Toward A Free Taiwan. Scott Simon. Revision Of The Author’s Theis (ph. D.)–mcgill University. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 157-163) And Index.,Ethnology,Ethnology–Taiwan,Group identity,Group identity–Taiwan,Tanners,Tanners–Taiwan,DS799.42 .S56 2005