Migration to and From Taiwan

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-8153-7543-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Reihe: Routledge Research on Taiwan Series

Migration has transformed Taiwanese society in the last 20 years, and this edited volume showcases some of the leading researchers working on migration to and from Taiwan. The chapters approach migration from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including international relations, sociology, social work, film studies, political science, gender studies, geography and political economy and so the book will have great appeal to scholars and students interested in the politics of Taiwan, Taiwanese society and ehtnic identity as well as those focusing on migration in East Asia and comparative migration studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chiu, Kuei-Fen

Fell, Dafydd

Ping, Lin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Migration to and from Taiwan: Identities, Politics and Belonging 2. Through the Looking Glass: Migration into and out of Taiwan 3. Taiwan and Globalization: Reflections on the Trajectory of Taishang Studies 4. Bordering Careers on China: Skilled Migration from Taiwan to China 5. From Being Privileged to Being Localized? Taiwanese Businessmen in China 6. Happy Reunion or Brothers Only In Name? Mainlander Taiwanese in China 7. Different places, different voices: early Taiwanese-Chinese immigrants in Canada and Guam 8. Two Migration Documentaries from Taiwan 9. Migration through the lens of political advertising: How Taiwanese parties discuss migration 10. Home-going or Home-making? The Citizenship Legislation and Chinese Identity of Indonesian Chinese Women in Taiwan 11. Tactical Resistances in Daily Politics: How Battered Vietnamese Wives Negotiate Family and State Tightropes in Taiwan 12. The life adjustment of children from New Immigrant families in Taiwan 13. Political Socialization in Domestic Families and Families with Mainland Spouse in Taiwan 14. The politics of the mainland spouses’ rights movement in Taiwan 15. Taiwan’s (extra)ordinary migrations

Über Autor(innen)

Chiu Kuei-fen is Professor in the Research Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the National Chunghsing University, Taiwan.

Dafydd Fell is Senior Lecturer in Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, UK.

Lin Ping is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the National Chungcheng University, Taiwan.