Chang, Bi-Yu (2018) 'Politics of Repositioning and State Spatiality: From ‘Xiangtu China’ to ‘Oceanic Taiwan’.' In: Storm, Carsten, (ed.), Connecting Taiwan: Participation – Integration – Impacts. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 41-60. (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series)
Abstract
The constant repositioning and re-enunciation of Taiwan in its national imagination since the 1990s reveals a process of re-centering the island’s spatial self in the world. This chapter examines Taiwan’s metaphorical severance from China and place-making efforts, and reflects on the island’s aspirations to be integrated into the Asia-Pacific framework and become a ‘World Island’. The emphasis on Taiwan’s new identity as a ‘marine nation’ and the promotion of local awareness can both be seen as phenomena of ‘cultural awakening’ and coping strategies in the face of globalization and the rise of China.
| Item Type: | Book Chapters |
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| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Regional Centres and Institutes > SOAS China Institute School Research Centres > Centre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial Studies School Research Centres > Centre for Media and Film Studies School Research Centres > Centre of Taiwan Studies Departments and Subunits > Department of Economics Departments and Subunits > Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures Legacy Departments |
| ISBN: | 9781138576773 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351268967-3 |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jun 2018 08:14 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/25946 |
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