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With an intended audience of North American college students, this work approaches examinations of Taiwanese daily life from a variety of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives. Presented by editors Jordan (anthropology, U. of California at San Diego), Morris (history, California Polytechnic State U.), and Moskowitz (sociology and anthropology, Lake Forest College), the ten contributions begin with a brief history of the island country, before turning to discussions of such topics as chicken-beheading rituals and dispute resolution, the making of gay and lesbian identity, the politics of television call-in shows, Amway and the alternative economic culture of Taiwan, the history of Taiwanese baseball, and Freudian angst in modern cinema. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
