Language, Politics And Identity In Taiwan: Naming China (Routledge Research On Taiwan Series)

This unique book traces the intertwined trajectories of five sets of names Taiwan has used to designate China since the Chinese Nationalist Party came to Taiwan in 1949. These have evolved from the derogatory "communist bandits" (gongfe, ); to the ideologically focused "Chinese Communists" (zhonggong, ); to the seemingly neutral geographical designators "the Mainland" (dalu, ) and "the opposite shore/both shores" (duian, /liangan, 1); to the ethnic and national label "China" (zhongguo, ); and to the official designation, "People's Republic of China" (zhonghuarenmingongheguo,). As political metaphors grounded in unique historical circumstances, each name drives and is sustained by narratives that register undercurrents of power and ideological struggle. Through textual analyses of historical archives and other mediated texts and artifacts, the book unfolds Taiwan's identity negotiation during the past half century and critically evaluates the interconnection between language and politics. 9780415836012 0415836018 0 BOOK LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=QZvYkQEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api en

• | Author: Hui-Ching Chang|Richard Holt
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 222 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0415836018
• | ISBN-13: 9780415836012