Jacobs, J. Bruce

The cultural bases of factional alignment and division in a rural Taiwanese township
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Summary: Jeffrey Bruce Jacobs was an American-born Australian orientalist who specialized in Taiwan studies. He taught at La Trobe University before joining the faculty at Monash University as professor of Asian languages and studies, where he was granted emeritus status upon retirement. In Taiwan, he was known as Chia Po, a simplified transliteration of his surname, or by the nickname Big Beard. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][3][4][5][6]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1943 [3]; 1943-09-19 [6]
Birth Place: Fort Lauderdale [6]
Died: 2019-11-24 [3][6]
Death Place: Melbourne [6]
Country: Australia [2]
Language: English [3][5]
Occupation: Pasniedzējs [5]; political scientist [6]; sinologist [6]; university teacher [6]
Profession: Sinologe [2]
Employer: La Trobe University [6]; Monash University [6]
Field of Activity: Ķīna -- Politika un pārvalde [5]; Taivāna -- Politika un pārvalde [5]
Educated at: Columbia University [6]; National Taiwan University [6]
Country of Education: United States [6]; Taiwan [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Latvia; 6. Wikidata

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