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- University of Hawai'I Press
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- Copyright © University of Hawai'i Press.
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- 1527-9367
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Abstract
72 ChinaReviewInternational:Vol.18,No.1,2011 offieldresearchindifferentsitesvariedoveraboutafifteen-yearperiod.There werenumerouspointswhereIwasleftwonderingwhatthingsinacertainchapter lookedlikenow.WhileIrealizethattheefforttofollowuponsuchabroadrange ofresearchlocationsmaybeprohibitive,itisalsothecasethatthepasttwo decadeshaveseenrapidchangeintheTaiwanesediasporaandreligiousfield. Thus,comparingTzuChi'sMalaccabranchin2004withtheNewYorkbranchin 1994leavessomethingtobedesired. ToreturntowhereIstarted,Huang'sbookmakesmanycontributionstoour understandingofTzuChiandTaiwan'sglobalizingsociety.Despiteitsambitious scope,onebookcannotcovereverything,andmanyofmycritiquesaremorea productofmydesireformoreanswersinthisimportantareathanmajorflawsin thisbookitself.Huanghasgivenusadefinitivefoundationforfurtherresearchon TzuChiandTaiwan/GreaterChina'srecentBuddhistdevelopments. AlisonDentonJones Alison Denton Jones is a lecturer on sociology at Harvard University, specializing in cultural and institutional developments in contemporary Buddhism in Chinese societies.
Journal
China Review International – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Aug 9, 2011