Ploughshare Village : Culture and Context in Taiwan (Ploughshare Village)

Harrell, Stevan/ Harrell, Stevan (PRF)

University of Washington Press（2014/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 254 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780295994192
• DDC分類 306.0951249

Full Description

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 village's 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 Harrell's 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.

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface to the 2015 Edition

A Note on Romanization

Introduction

1. Ploughshare in the Socioeconomic System

2. The Changing Nature of Work

3. Social Inequality

4. Community Relations

5. Family Organization

6. The Organization of Religion

Conclusion

Glossary

Bibliography

Index