Democracy on Trial
Social Movements and Cultural Politics in Post-Authoritarian Taiwan
Columbia University Press author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:The Chinese University Press
Published:30th Jul '13
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Writing “an ethnography of democracy,” the author masterfully offers us thick descriptions and a critical analysis of a multifaceted Taiwanese society. Contrasting with mainstream researches on political cultures which rely heavily on survey data and statistical analysis, Democracy on Trial offers us a fresh alternative—an anthropology-inspired and contextually rich study, a classic in the making.
Based on first hand materials, he traces a genealogy of pivotal concepts, such as sovereignty, identity and locality, which are at the heart of construction of Taiwan’s democratic discourse, and investigates how democracy has been experienced as “a way of life” from the standpoints of various subjects, including social movement participants, urban community members, ethnic activists. The book thus well explores the complex and loaded meaning of democracy.
ISBN: 9789629965464
Dimensions: 23mm x 15mm x 2mm
Weight: 595g
270 pages