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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES NATIONAL IDENTITY IN A "STATE" OF LIMBO: SCALE, SURROGATION AND IDENTITY IN TAIWAN By DANIEL MCGOWIN A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Geography in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2011 The members of the committee approve the dissertation of Daniel McGowin defended on 31 May 2011. Jonathan Leib Professor Co-Directing Dissertation Lisa Jordan Professor Co-Directing Dissertation Ronald Doel University Representative Jon Anthony Stallins Committee Member Barney Warf Committee Member Approved: Victor Mesev, Chair, Department of Geography David Rasmussen, Dean, College of Social Sciences The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members. ii To Brooke iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I generally avoid acknowledgements for fear of forgetting someone; the people that assisted me know who they are and how much they mean to me. However, with a task this arduous and a result this great, I would be remiss if I did not express gratitude to all of those that helped me along the way. First and foremost, I thank my advisor Dr. Jonathan Leib for being there even when he was more than 600 miles away. Words will never describe how much I appreciate his assistance in guiding me through my dissertation, as well as various hurdles in life that have popped up along the way.