1st Edition

The Social Construction of the Ocean and Modern Taiwan

By Kuang-hao Hou Copyright 2023
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

This book interprets the meanings of the uses, regulations, and representations of the ocean undertaken by the state and other societal power sources in modern Taiwan between 1949 and 2016. Following Michael Mann’s historical sociology and Philip Steinberg’s political geography, the book analyses the construction of the ocean by the society of Taiwan in terms of ideological, political,... Read more

Acknowledgements

Note on Romanisation

List of abbreviations

1 Introduction: Ocean, Politics and the Society of Taiwan

2 The State’s Construction of the Ocean in Modern Taiwan

3 The Social Constructions of the Ocean by the Ideological Sources of Power in Modern Taiwan

4 The Social Constructions of the Ocean by the Military Sources of Power in Modern Taiwan

5 The Social Constructions of the Ocean by the Economic Sources of Power in Modern Taiwan

6 Conclusion: A Foundation for the Political Analysis of Marine Policy

Index

Biography

Kuang-hao Hou is Associate Professor in the Department of Ocean and Border Governance, National Quemoy University, Taiwan, ROC.