Experiences of being a "native" observing anthropology
A brief overview of American anthropologists' investigation of "others" before 1955
A brief overview of the history of governing Taiwan
A case study of pseudo-objectivity : the Hoover Institution analysis of 1947 resistance and repression
Some American witnesses to the KMT's 1947 reign of terror on Taiwan
Studies of KMT-imposed land reform
American anthropologists looking through Taiwan to see "traditional" China, 1950-1990
A Taiwanese woman who became a spirit medium : native and alien models of how Taiwanese identify spirit possession
The non-obliteration of Taiwanese women's names
The aftermath : fleeing democratization
Conclusion.