1st Edition
Culture Politics and Linguistic Recognition in Taiwan Ethnicity, National Identity, and the Party System
By Jean-Francois Dupre
Copyright 2017
188 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
186 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
186 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The consolidation of Taiwanese identity in recent years has been accompanied by two interrelated paradoxes: a continued language shift from local Taiwanese languages to Mandarin Chinese, and the increasing subordination of the Hoklo majority culture in ethnic policy and public identity discourses. A number of initiatives have been undertaken toward the revitalization and recognition of minority... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Conceptual and Analytical Framework
3. Culture and Identity Politics in Taiwan: a Historical Overview
4. The Politics of Taiwanization under Chen Shui-bian
5. Linguistic Identities at the Turn of the in 21st Century
6. The Politics of Linguistic Revitalization: Local Language Education and Standardization
7. The Politics of Linguistic Recognition
8. Culture Politics under Ma Ying-jeou’s KMT: Re-Sinicizing Taiwanization?
9. Conclusion: Prospects for Culture Politics and Linguistic Recognition after 2016
Biography
Jean-François Dupré is SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa.
