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1403975876ts01.qxd 28-9-06 8:17 PM Page i Legitimacy, Meaning, and Knowledge in the Making of Taiwanese Identity This page intentionally left blank 1403975876ts01.qxd 28-9-06 8:17 PM Page iii Legitimacy, Meaning, and Knowledge in the Making of Taiwanese Identity Mark Harrison 1403975876ts01.qxd 28-9-06 8:17 PM Page iv LEGITIMACY,MEANING,ANDKNOWLEDGEINTHEMAKINGOFTAIWANESEIDENTITY © Mark Harrison,2006. All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2006 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y.10010 and Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire,England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St.Martin’s Press,LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States,United Kingdom and other countries.Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN-13:978–1–4039–7587–4 ISBN-10:1–4039–7587–6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Harrison,Mark,1968– Legitimacy,meaning,and knowledge in the making of Taiwanese identity / Mark Harrison. p.cm. ISBN 1–4039–7587–6 1.Taiwanese—Ethnic identity.I.Title. DS799.42.H37 2006 305.895(cid:2)105249—dc22 2006046049 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd.,Chennai,India. First edition:December 2006 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America. 1403975876ts01.qxd 28-9-06 8:17 PM Page v For Guinevere, and for my father, Dennis Harrison (1936–2003) This page intentionally left blank 1403975876ts01.qxd 28-9-06 8:17 PM Page vii Contents Acknowledgments viii A Note on Romanization ix Chapter 1 Epistemologies 1 Chapter 2 Explaining National Identity 23 Chapter 3 Legitimizing Taiwan 51 Chapter 4 Elaborating Taiwan 79 Chapter 5 Writing Taiwan 107 Chapter 6 New Narratives 131 Chapter 7 New Epistemologies 155 Chapter 8 New Taiwanese 191 Notes 207 Bibliography 231 Index 247 1403975876ts01.qxd 28-9-06 8:17 PM Page viii Acknowledgments The author wishes to thank Dr. Gloria Davies and Professor Bruce Jacobs for their scholarly advice. The Center for Chinese Studies at the National Central Library in Taipei and the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University provided invaluable material and intellectual resources. The author would also like to express his warmest thanks to Lee Su-chuan at Academia Sinica for her knowledge, insight, and wisdom. 1403975876ts01.qxd 28-9-06 8:17 PM Page ix A Note on Romanization This book applies the romanization conventions generally used for work on Taiwan. In instances when received romanizations of names and places are already established, or when individuals romanize their own names in specific ways, then these are observed. When no received romanized form has been established, then the hanyu pinyinsystem in used.
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