Culture Politics and Linguistic Recognition in Taiwan by Jean... - 9781138351578

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Culture Politics and Linguistic Recognition in TaiwanEthnicity, National Identity, and the Party System\nAuthor(s): Jean-Francois Dupre\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138351578, 978-1138351578\nSynopsis\nThe consolidation of Taiwanese identity in recent years has been accompanied by two interrelated paradoxes: a continued language shift from local Taiwanese languages to Mandarin Chinese, and the increasing subordination of the Hoklo majority culture in ethnic policy and public identity discourses. A number of initiatives have been undertaken toward the revitalization and recognition of minority cultures. At the same time, however, the Hoklo majority culture has become akin to a political taboo. \n\nThis book examines how the interplay of ethnicity, national identity and party politics has shaped current debates on national culture and linguistic recognition in Taiwan. It suggests that the ethnolinguistic distr.