Ploughshare Village (e-bog) af Harrell, Stevan
Harrell, Stevan (forfatter)

Ploughshare Village e-bog

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This anthropological study of a workers village in North Taiwan makes an important contribution to the comparative literature on Chinese and Taiwanese social organization. Based on fieldwork conducted in 1973 and 1978, the study is exceptional not only because of its excellent data but also because the village itself was unique. Unlike villages previously studied and written about, Ploughshare ...
E-bog 348,37 DKK
Forfattere Harrell, Stevan (forfatter)
Udgivet 1 november 2014
Længde 254 sider
Genrer Social and cultural anthropology
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780295805634
This anthropological study of a workers village in North Taiwan makes an important contribution to the comparative literature on Chinese and Taiwanese social organization. Based on fieldwork conducted in 1973 and 1978, the study is exceptional not only because of its excellent data but also because the village itself was unique. Unlike villages previously studied and written about, Ploughshare was neither an agricultural nor a fishing village, but rather one whose inhabitants earned their living mostly from coal mining, knitting, and other non-agrarian activities. Culture and environmental context thus shaped social organization there differently than in other Taiwanese villages. This ethnography links local data to surrounding socioeconomic spheres: it shows the villages relationship to its region, to Taiwan as a whole, and to the international economy. It also captures an important point in time, as Taiwan was undergoing the economic miracle that brought it into the ranks of developed countries. Stevan Harrells new preface highlights changes not only in the village over the last several decades, but also in the ways that anthropologists think about culture and Taiwan.Ploughshare Village, with its rich descriptions and analyses, will be of value to anthropologists, sociologists, economists, and China specialists.