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Sweet and Sour: Life-Worlds of Taipei Women Entrepreneurs
Contributor(s): Simon, Scott (Author)

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ISBN: 0742516083     ISBN-13: 9780742516083
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
OUR PRICE: $144.40  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2003
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Annotation: 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.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
- Social Science | Women's Studies
Dewey: 338.040
LCCN: 2002154990
Series: Asian Voices
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.96" W x 9.18" L (1.05 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated
 
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Sweet and Sour explores the experiences of women entrepreneurs amidst the contradictions of a freewheeling commercial culture set within the patriarchal constraints of contemporary Taiwan. To what extent are Taiwanese women empowered by entrepreneurship? What challenges do they face as women in their families and in the marketplace? How do they construct physical and social space for themselves in a traditionally male-dominated society? Most important, how do they perceive their businesses, their families, and their personal identities both as women and as business owners? 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.
 
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