Taiwan Since Martial Law

David Blundell 編

Taiwan Since Martial Law epitomizes the reinvigoration of cultural pluralism, which characterizes the dynamic processes of democratized Taiwan. With the lifting of martial law in 1987, people have awakened to their respective cultural identities and contributed to a sociopolitical renaissance strengthening the island’s sense of national destiny and commitment to self-determination.

Nineteen chapters highlight Taiwan’s social and cultural diversity and the complexities of its politics and economy. The preface by Bo Tedards depicts the avenues of Taiwan’s democratization with his ‘trajectories’ of political alternatives. The opening chapter by the editor David Blundell traces his personal experiences during the martial law transition and his reflections on an emerging Taiwan “sense of place.” Pro-democracy activists organized to demand free elections, human rights, respect for local heritages, and environmental sustainability.

【Editor】

David Blundell

Doctorate in anthropology, University of California, has written articles and contributed to books on cultural resource management, visual anthropology, language and communication processes, and aesthetics. Since the 1980s, Dr Blundell has been teaching at National Taiwan University and National Chengchi University in Taipei. His previous edited volume Austronesian Taiwan: Linguistics, History, Ethnology, Prehistory (Berkeley 2000), revised as a 2nd edition in 2009. Prof Blundell’s forthcoming book is on the ethnography of communication: acquisition of language and knowledge.

Contents
 
List of Maps
Map of Taiwan
Contributors (in chapter order)
Editor’s Note
Foreword
Learning from the Past to Strengthen our Future
 
Safe C. F. Lin 
Producing this Book
 
Eric H. Y. Yu 
Centered on Time and Place
 
Michael Buckland 
Taking Ownership of the Timeline of History 
 
Hsiang Jieh 
Introduction
 
Taiwan Since Martial Law 
David Blundell 
Opening Essay 
 
Trajectories of Democratization 
Bo Tedards 
 
Society & Culture 
 
1 Taiwan Coming of Age 
David Blundell 
 
2 Grassroots Taiwan History
Ann Heylen 
 
3 A Public Arts Venue in Taipei: Beitou Hot Springs Museum
Constance Woods 
 
4 Rights to Recognition: Minorities and Indigenous Politics in Emerging Taiwan Nationalism 
Ku Kun-hui 
 
5 Review of the Hakka Ethnic Movement in Taiwan 
Al Chung-chieh Wu
 
6 First Case of the New Recognition System: The Survival Strategies of the Thao
Mitsuda Yayoi 
 
7 Retrieving Ancestral Power From the Landscape: Cultural Struggle and Yami Ecological Memory on Orchid Island 
Jackson Hu 
 
8 Perception and Cultural Identity of Taiwan Exchange Students in Germany From the 1980s to the Present 
Monika Leipelt-Tsai 
 
9 The First Generation Middle Class in Taiwan: Culture and Politics
Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao 
 
10 Tea of Taiwan: Contemporary Adaptation 
Niki Alsford 
 
Politics & Economy 
 
11 The Formation of Taiwan’s New National Identity Since the End of the 1980s
Frank Muyard 
 
12 Election Campaigning Since the Taiwan Martial Law Era 
Jonathan Sullivan 
 
13 The Media in Democratic Taiwan 
Gary D. Rawnsley and Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley
 
14 Fledgling Democracy in Taiwan: Need for a Civil Rights Protection System 
Janet Tan 
 
15 Nation vs. Tradition: Indigenous Rights and Smangus
David Reid 
 
16 Righting the Wrongs of the Past? The Human Rights Policies of Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou 
Daniel Bowman 
 
17 Economic Integration Across the Taiwan Strait: A Case of Cultural Identity Transformation and Contested National Sovereignty in the Context of Globalization 
Jose Guerra Vio 
 
18 Globalization and Economic Security: The Case of the Taiwanese Semiconductor Industry 
Ming-chin Monique Chu 
 
19 Economy of Taiwan after the Lifting of Martial Law: A Waning Developmental State? 
Peter C. Y. Chow 
 
Index