Exceptional States : Chinese Immigrants and Taiwanese Sovereignty / Sara L. Friedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedman, Sara L., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship--Taiwan.

Self-determination, National--Taiwan.

Intercountry marriage--Political aspects--Taiwan.

Foreign spouses--Taiwan--Social conditions.

Chinese--Taiwan--Social conditions.

Women immigrants--Taiwan--Social conditions.

China--Foreign relations--Taiwan.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--China.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exceptional States examines new configurations of marriage, immigration, and sovereignty emerging in an increasingly mobile Asia where Cold War legacies continue to shape contemporary political struggles over sovereignty and citizenship. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Through tracing parallels between the predicaments of Chinese marital immigrants and the uncertain future of the Taiwan nation-state, the book shows how intimate attachments and emotional investments infuse the governmental practices of Taiwanese bureaucrats charged with regulating immigration and producing citizenship and sovereignty. Its attention to a group of immigrants whose exceptional status has become necessary to Taiwan's national integrity exposes the social, political, and subjective consequences of life on the margins of citizenship and sovereignty.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

NOTE ON ROMANIZATION AND NAMING

Introduction: SOVEREIGNTY EFFECTS

ONE. Documenting Sovereignty

TWO .Real or Sham? Evaluating Marital Authenticity

THREE. Exceptional Legal Subjects

FOUR. Risky Encounters

FIVE. Gender Talk

SIX. Home and Belonging

Epilogue

NOTES

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520961562

0520961560

OCLC:

919124758