| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 246 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Asian voices |
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Asian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)
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| Contents |
Social contests of female entrepreneurship -- Two street vendors -- A stone cutter -- A ritual goods seller -- A hairdresser -- A café owner -- A lesbian bar -- An eel exporter -- A non-profit dog shelter -- A global café -- A fashion designer -- A breakfast café -- An aboriginal crafts dealer -- Women in a flower drinking world -- Concluding notes |
| Summary |
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 Taiwa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-240) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Businesswomen -- Taiwan -- Taipei -- Case studies
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Entrepreneurship -- Taiwan -- Taipei -- Case studies
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Entrepreneurship.
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Businesswomen
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Entrepreneurship
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Geschäftsfrau
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Taiwan -- Taipei
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Taiwan
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
058546667X |
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9780585466675 |
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