I'm trying to get some books with my professional development money before the fiscal year is over. No big trips abroad to give presentations, as I had last year. So the first bunch of books came this evening.
James Lin, In the Global Vanguard: Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan, University of California Press, 2025.
I mentioned this book in a post earlier today about his book talk. The book looks great--it even has some illustrations in color! I don't usually see that in academic paperbacks.
Shelley Rigger, The Tiger Leading the Dragon: How Taiwan Propelled China's Economic Rise, Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.
I mentioned this book in a post from last Saturday when I was reminiscing about some changes I saw in Taiwan during my years there. It'll be nice to get into it and have some scholarly discussions to help deepen my own scattered observations.
Clarissa Wei, with Ivy Chen, Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation, Simon Element, 2023.
I haven't mentioned this book before, but I have been wanting to buy it for awhile. I am thinking about offering a short-term course at some point that would involve Taiwanese cuisine, and I might pair some of this book with the article I discussed a while back about cooking shows in Taiwan through the years. (And who knows? If I get up the nerve, we might even try some of these recipes!)
More books to come...
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