The Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica is pleased to announce a new academic publication, Taiwan Journal of Anthropology (TJA; or 臺灣人 類學刊 in Chinese).　 　 A journal primarily devoted to sociocultural anthropology, TJA seeks to bring interesting and exciting new anthropological findings to the global audience. TJA is an international bilingual journal that publishes Chinese and English articles addressing theoretical, empirical and ethnographic issues in all sub-fields of anthropology. The purpose of TJA is to provide a major anthropological forum that bridges developments in contemporary international anthropology between Chinese and English audiences.

This journal is based on the venerable editorial tradition of its predecessor, the Bulletin of the Institute of

Ethnology, to published peer-reviewed research articles, review articles, research notes, comment and

reply, and selected book reviews.

TJA invites anthropologists and scholars in other disciplines---who wish to engage in dialogue with

anthropologists, to submit their work for publication. We seek and appreciate greatly your general support,

through submissions, subscriptions, and comments.

Vol. 3/No. 2  December 2005

 RESEARCH ARTICLES 

1    Building a Sustainable Rural Livelihood in Banmai Nongbua: A Chinese Diaspora Community in Northern Thailand

Shu-min Huang

 49    Credit and Gambling Relations: The Articulation of Different Rationalities between

         Tahiti Chinese and Raiatean Tahitians

          Anne-Christine Tremon

 87    First as Farce, Then as Tragedy: Popular Allegory and National Analogy in Contemporary Taiwanese Opera

Teri Silvio

 143    Neighborhood Watch: Power, Conflict and Urban Local Politics

Ya-chung Chuang

 RESEARCH NOTES

         185   The Creation and Transformation of an Aboriginal Account: The Lin Dong-ya Legend

Yi-shien Li

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