Nativism And Modernity: Cultural Contestations In China And Taiwan Under Global Capitalism (s U N Y Series, Explorations In Postcolonial Studies)

Nativism and Modernity Cultural Contestations in China and Taiwan under Global Capitalism Ming-yan Lai Nativism and Modernity SUNY series EXPLORATIONS in POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES Emmanuel C. Eze and Arif Dirlik, editors A complete listing of books in this series can be found at the end of this volume. Nativism and Modernity Cultural Contestations in China and Taiwan under Global Capitalism MING-YAN LAI S t at e U n i v e r s i t y o f N e w Yo r k P r e s s Published by S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y OF N E W Y O R K P R E S S , A L BA N Y © 2008 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production, Laurie Searl Marketing, Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lai, Ming-yan, 1961– Nativism and modernity : cultural contestations in China and Taiwan under global capitalism / Ming-yan Lai. p. cm. — (SUNY series, explorations in postcolonial studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7914-7285-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Nationalism—China. 2. Nationalism—Taiwan. 3. Nativism. 4. Modernism (Literature) I. Title. II. Title: Cultural contestations in China and Taiwan under global capitalism. JC311.L14 2008 320.540951—dc22 2007010151 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Interrogating (through) the Native Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four vii 1 Of Alter/Natives, Margins, and Post/Modernity at the Rim 15 Beneath the Claims of Native Soil: Class, Nation, Gender, and Xiangtu Nativism in Taiwan 41 Beyond the Reach of Roots: Marginality, Masculinity, and Xungen Nativism in the People’s Republic of China 99 Gendering Natives, Engendering Alternatives 161 Postscript: Place-based Politics in China and Taiwan Today 175 Notes 185 Index 219 SUNY series, Explorations in Postcolonial Studies 233 This page intentionally left blank. Acknowledgments This book has traveled with me through so many personal and intellectual developments that it is impossible to adequately acknowledge all to whom thanks and gratitude are due. Research for various parts of the book has been supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the China Times Cultural Foundation, the Pacific Cultural Foundation, and the Purdue Research Foundation. I am grateful to those who made possible my receiving such generous support. Unlike research funding, intellectual debts are much more difficult to trace and credit, considering their interstitial, transforming, and transformative power. My sincere thanks go to the teachers, friends, colleagues, and students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Purdue University, University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong who have enriched my life and understanding in innumerable ways. I want especially to thank Arif Dirlik, Leo Lee, David Wang, Geri Friedman, Paddy Fumerton, Dick Hebdige, and Shu-mei Shih for s