Envisioning Taiwan: Fiction, Cinema, and the Nation in the Cultural Imaginary

by Masao Miyoshi, Rey Chow, Harry Harootunian, et al.

In discussions of postcolonial nationhood and cultural identity, Taiwan is often overlooked. Yet the island--with its complex history of colonization--presents a particularly fascinating case of the struggle to define a "nation." While the mainland Chinese government has been unequivocal in its resistance to Taiwanese independence, in Taiwan, government control has gradually passed from mainland Chinese immigrants to the Taiwanese themselves. Two...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822333678
• ISBN13: 9780822333678
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"