Illuminating how the identities of Taiwanese diasporic subjects are contextually and historically shaped, this book advances a nuanced, complex, and differentiated understanding of globalization.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Why Taiwan? Taiwanese Identity and the Chinese Diaspora
2. The (Taiwanese) Network Society
3. Signs and Meanings: Defining and Maintaining Taiwanese Identity
4. London: The City of Sojourners
5. Toronto: The City of Settlers
6. Taipei: The City of Origin
7. Cutting Bamboo: Migrants and Transnational Ethnic Networks
8. The Social Network: Migrants and Transnational Networking Organisations
9. Taiwan in the Net: Identities in Perspective
Appendix 1: List of Interviewees
Appendix 2: Indicative Questions from Semi-Structured Interviews
