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More
than a conventional travel narrative, Taiwan As It Seemed To
Me is an exploration of a rapidly changing island famous for
its economic miracle, but whose rich culture and natural splendor
remains little known in the Western world. In Taiwan As It Seemed To Me Steven Crook, who has been writing about the island for more than five years, describes the modernity of Taipei, the timelessness of places like Tainan and Lukang, the riotous, and bloody, goings-on at local temples, and the soaring peaks of the Central Mountain Range. He takes a look at some of Taiwan's unconventional sects, participates in the dangerous yet thrilling Plague Expulsion Parade, and investigates the legacy of Chiang Kai-shek and his nationalist regime. Insights into Taiwanese attitudes to sex, money, religion and politics, the state of the island's aboriginal population, and the creeping, asymmetrical Westernization of Taiwan society make this book a valuable primer for anyone planning to visit or work in Taiwan, and an illuminating read for those interested in East Asia.
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| About the Author | |
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The author of more than 270 published articles, Steven Crook has been writing about Taiwan's society and culture for newspapers and magazines around the world since 1996. An Englishman, he says of Taiwan that he has sometimes loathed the island, often loved it, but never felt bored there. |
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