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Democracy on Trial: Social Movements and Cultural Politics in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan

Democracy on Trial: Social Movements and Cultural Politics in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan

Chuang, Ya-Chung

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Chinese HistoryGeneral Political Science

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ISBN10: 9629965461
ISBN13: 9789629965464
Publisher: Chinese Univ Of Hong Kong Pr
Published: Sep 3 2013
Pages: 270
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
Writing an ethnography of democracy, Ya-Chung Chuang masterfully describes and analyzes a multifaceted Taiwanese society. Contradicting mainstream research on political cultures, which relies heavily on survey data and statistical analysis, Ya-Chung Chuang produces an anthropologically inspired, contextually rich study using original source materials. He traces a genealogy of pivotal concepts, such as sovereignty, identity, and locality, at the heart of Taiwan's democratic discourse and relates the experience of democracy as a way of life from the viewpoints of a variety of subjects, including social movement participants, urban community members, and ethnic activists. His book explores the loaded meaning of democracy.

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