Book

Ploughshare village: culture and context in Taiwan

University of Washington Press (35) • Published In 1982 • Pages: ix, 234

By: Harrell, Stevan.

Abstract
This is an ethnography of the village of Ploughshare (Li-she-wei), a community of coal miners, located in the southwestern Taibei Basin of Taiwan Island in the area known as Haishan. Primary emphasis is on the socio-economic system of the Taiwan Hokkien, their social organization, and religion. Harrell describes Ploughshare's place in the series of socio-economic systems of which it is part, and concomitant changes in the society over time from the founding of the village in the nineteenth century until ca. 1978. Harrell also describes the changing nature of work available to the villagers, social inequality and social relationships within the community, family structure, and religion.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Organization and analysis of results of research
Sociocultural trends
Cereal agriculture
Arboriculture
Textile industries
Real property
Income and demand
Labor supply and employment
Classes
Ingroup antagonisms
Household
Nuclear family
Extended families
Community structure
Cult of the dead
General character of religion
Spirits and gods
culture
Taiwan Hokkien
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle
Field Date
1973, 1978 (dustjacket)
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Ploughshare village [Li-she-wei], Taiwan
Notes
Stevan Harrell
Parallel title in Chinese characters
Includes index.|Bibliography: p. 219-225
LCCN
82008333
LCSH
Taiwanese