The cultural bases of factional alignment and division in a rural Taiwanese township
article 1976 Jacobs, J. Bruce

Taiwan HokkienAsia > East Asia
This article is concerned with factional divisions and the political organization of 'Matsu', a township described by Jacobs as relatively homogeneous in population. Various bases of political alignment are discussed, such as sodalities among co-work...

Local politics in rural Taiwan
Book 1983 Jacobs, J. Bruce

Taiwan HokkienAsia > East Asia
This study analyzes the politics of rural Taiwanese township of about 28,000 people. After outlining the political and administrative systems of the township in the context of greater Taiwanese politics, Jacobs discusses social, economic, and histori...