Sweet and Sour - Life-Worlds of Taipei Women Entrepreneurs

Informationen zum Autor Scott Simon is associate professor of sociology, University of Ottawa. Klappentext Sweet and Sour is the first in-depth anthropological study of Taiwanese women entrepreneurs, their career ambitions, their family relations, and their projects of self-identity. Focusing on the voices and perspectives of the women themselves, Scott Simon draws from life-narratives of women from various ages, ethnic groups, social classes, and occupations to provide a diverse set of rarely heard native voices speaking out on gender and entrepreneurship in Taiwan. This rich collection of life histories provides a unique understanding of Taiwanese society and the place of women within it. Zusammenfassung An exploration of the experiences of women entrepreneurs amidst the contradictions of a free-wheeling commercial culture set within the patriarchal constraints of contemporary Taiwan. The book focuses on the voices and perspectives of the women themselves. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Social Contests of Female EntrepreneurshipChapter 3: Two Street VendorsChapter 4: A Stone CutterChapter 5: A Ritual Goods SellerChapter 6: A HairdresserChapter 7: A Café OwnerChapter 8: A Lesbian BarChapter 9: An Eel ExporterChapter 10: A Non-profit Dog ShelterChapter 11: A Global CaféChapter 12: A Fashion DesignerChapter 13: A Breakfast CaféChapter 14: An Aboriginal Crafts DealerChapter 15: Women in a Flower Drinking WorldChapter 16: Concluding NotesGlossaryAppendix on MethodologyBibliography

Product details

• Authors: Scott Simon, Simon Scott
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2003
• EAN: 9780742516090
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1609-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Asian Voices; Asian Voices (Paperback); Asian Voices; Asian Voices (Paperback)
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Cultural Studies, Taiwan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in Business, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups, Asian studies;China studies