Chinese Working-Class Lives : Getting By in Taiwan /

Chinese Working-Class Lives : Getting By in Taiwan / / Hill Gates.

Taiwan's working class has been shaped by Chinese tradition, by colonialism, and by rapid industrialization. This book defines that class, explores that history, and presents with sensitive honesty the life experiences of some of its women and men. Hill Gates first provides a solid and informat...

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Gates, Hill.
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca : : Cornell University Press,, 1987.
©1987.
Year of Publication:2018
1987
Language:English
Series:Anthropology of contemporary issues.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 256 p. :); map ;
Notes:Includes index.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • A Note on Chinese Romanizations
  • [1] Introduction
  • [2] Fieldwork in Taiwan: Becoming a Little Chinese
  • [3] An Island of Immigrants
  • [4] The Changing Political Economy under the Nationalists
  • [5] Working for a Living
  • [6] Home and Family
  • [7] Women and Men, Old and Young
  • [8] Folk Religions, Old and New
  • [9] Education, the Great Escape
  • [10] Conclusions
  • Source Materials on Taiwan
  • References
  • Index

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