Bøger af David Pendery

This book is a study of transnationalism, focusing on experience of migrants, immigrants, travelers, expatriates, aliens, evacuees, refugees, and nomads in the world, broadly, and Taiwan, particularly. Offering an entirely new framework for what Taiwan as a contested transnational space means for Asia-a heterotopia, in which multiple visions of politics and society can flourish-Dr. Pendery's refreshing vision offers insights for scholars of greater China, international relations, and the economics of the region. Pendery establishes a dialog and debate in the book pitting Samuel P. Huntington, Stephen Toulmin, and Edward W. Said, broadly examining their views of these ideas and issues.

The study of historical fiction challenges historians to think about the central question of what historical knowledge consists of and how it can be conveyed. This excellent study highlights modern fictional treatments of major historical events, using the tools of narratology and consciousness studies among others, to show what historians can miss, but shouldn¿t miss. This book draws fine line(s) between historical fiction and history and it will be an important contribution to our understanding of historical fiction.

This book is an analytical of study of Taiwan interspersed with personal elements from the author's life there in the last 20 years. Taiwan's unique confluence of colonial histories, Chinese nationalism and democratization offers a tangible alternative to the status quo in mainland China, albeit one that is becoming more marginal with time.