Man and Land in Central Taiwan: The First Two Years of an Interdisciplinary Project

Abstract

Since July, 1971, the author has been engaged in organizing and directing an interdisciplinary project to investigate the facts and factors of cultural variation and change — past and present — in the Choshui and Tatu river valleys in westcentral Taiwan, in the Republic of China. The first year was largely preparatory, during which organizational work and the application for funds were the principal activities, but the subsequent two years (1972–1974) saw extensive field and laboratory work on the part of some forty scholars coming from six disciplines: archaeology, cultural anthropology, geology, geography, zoology, and botany. Funding for the research has come from the National Science Council (Humanities Section) of the Republic of China, Taipei, and from the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.

The purpose of this paper is to describe the design of the research, the operational strategy and tactics, and some preliminary results. Because of the nature of the study area, such information may be of considerably wider interest than for the cultural history of the island.     

The Independent Regulatory Commissions Fifty Years After Humphrey's Executor v. U.S.

The independent regulatory commissions, as a group, constitute one of the most unusual appendages of the federal government. Fifty years ago, these commissions faced a serious and direct challenge at the hands of a popular and aggressive chief executive. Today the commissions are faced with other, but somewhat analogous, challenges. This article describes current issues in agency-executive branch relationships, and suggests points of focus for assessing the advantages and disadvantages of the independent form.     

The Americans With Disabilities Act and Medical Providers: Ten Years After Passage of the Act

This article discusses the impact of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) on health care providers in the last decade. Even though some ADA training has been provided for health care providers, more education will help to improve access to their offices, improve health care practices for their patients with disabilities, and be an incentive for the providers to help raise the consciousness of the rest of the community about the ADA.     

乡村话语与观念、记忆——以苏北依村基督徒送活殡为个案

2005年8月,到依村调查伊始,朱爷爷便谈兴很高地说起一个传奇人物朱再生:"都百十年了!咱村教会是他建的,朱再生可有钱有势了,认识县里的大官。听说原先是个大恶人,打响场,站在楼上看见孕妇经过,和别人猜肚里是男是女,又割开肚子看,真是作恶!后来信主了,给自己送活殡,说是原来的罪人死了,新人又活了,改名叫朱再生。"不久,朱再生的侄孙、年届九旬的朱毓麟老先生,向我提供了     

黄河故道春秋

黄河桀骜不驯的性格,水沙参半,善淤、善决、善徙的特性,让华夏民族的先民们始终生活在黄河带来的大恩泽和大劫难的交替中。     

The Conception of Hull Shape by Shell‐builders in the Ancient Mediterranean

Did ancient Mediterranean shipbuilders at the turn of the first millennium have methods to pre‐design the shape of their hulls prior to the construction of the ship? If so, can these methods be identified? This paper proposes that ancient shipwrights were in possession of such design methods, based on geometry, that are comparable to the medieval and post medieval hull‐design procedures called whole‐moulding. These methods are well suited to be transformed into rules‐of‐thumb, therefore allowing the storage and transmission of accumulated knowledge. The implications of this proposal on the present understanding of the transition from shell‐ to skeleton‐building are explored.