Exceptional states : Chinese immigrants and Taiwanese sovereignty / Sara L. Friedman.
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Author
Friedman, Sara, author.
Title
Exceptional states : Chinese immigrants and Taiwanese sovereignty / Sara L. Friedman.
Edition
1st edition.
Imprint
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Copyright
©2015.
Description
1 online resource
Formatted Contents Note
Documenting sovereignty
Real or sham? : evaluating marital authenticity
Exceptional legal subjects
Risky encounters
Gender talk
Home and belonging.
Real or sham? : evaluating marital authenticity
Exceptional legal subjects
Risky encounters
Gender talk
Home and belonging.
Summary
"Between 10% and 20% of marriages in Taiwan involve the union of a Taiwanese national with a Chinese immigrant, with as many as 13,000 cross-Strait couples registering new unions each year. Exceptional States examines new configurations of marriage, immigration, and governance emerging in an increasingly mobile Asia where Cold War legacies continue to shape contemporary political struggles over sovereignty and citizenship. This book poignantly and respectfully documents the struggle of these immigrant Chinese women as they seek belonging, acceptance, and recognition in their new land. The women's experiences parallel Taiwan's own desire to receive recognition from the international community as a sovereign nation-state. By tracing these political parallels, the book shows how Chinese marital immigrants are affected by Taiwan's own uncertain political status in relation to China in ways that marital immigrants from other Asian countries are not. Exceptional States illustrates the social, political and subjective consequences of immigrants who are living with this exceptional status. The book concludes with a discussion of how Chinese spouses' efforts to create a sense of belonging for themselves across the fluid waters of the Taiwan Strait offer possible insights into solving Taiwan's current sovereignty challenges"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Print version record.
Location
WWW
Available in Other Form
Print version: Friedman, Sara, author. Exceptional states. 1st edition
Language
English
ISBN
9780520961562 electronic book
0520961560 electronic book
9780520286221
0520286227
9780520286238
0520286235
0520961560 (e-book)
0520961560 electronic book
9780520286221
0520286227
9780520286238
0520286235
0520961560 (e-book)
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