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2010.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Several of the arguments made in this article rarely appear in the existing literature of indigenousness. First, that the nature of indigenousness may not be stable. This article examines the formation and reformation process of Taiwanese indigenousness with a focus on the latter. Second, the driving force of indigenousness might be economic. This article argues that the driving force of the formation process of Taiwanese indigenousness is more political than cultural, whereas that of the reformation process is more economic than political. Third, the key element of indigenousness is "attachment to the land," not "aboriginal people." In the formation process of Taiwanese indigenousness, physically residing in Taiwan was deemed important to show attachment to Taiwan. However, transmigration process influences the reformation process of the Taiwanese indigenousness so that one can show attachment through actions overseas. Fourth, in a transnational social field, new strategies to keep or reform indigenousness might be developed. This article introduces two strategies the Taiwanese government has used to ensure that Taiwanese people in China keep their attachments to Taiwan. In this article, these two strategies are named graduated sovereignty and governance of spatial movements.
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