Merchant princes of the east
Subtitle: cultural delusions, economic success, and the overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia
By: Rupert Hodder.
Publisher: J. Wiley
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Chichester; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
Subjects: China -- Commerce -- Asia, Southeastern.; Merchants -- Asia, Southeastern.; Success in business -- Asia, Southeastern.; Chinese -- Asia, Southeastern -- Economic conditions.; Chinese -- Asia, Southeastern -- Social conditions.; Chinese -- Asia, Southeastern -- Societies, etc.; Southeast Asia -- Commerce -- China.
Description: Merchant Princes of the East is an original and searching analysis of the economic success of Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. Focusing on companies, associations, social relationships and markets, this book challenges cultural explanations of that success. It is suggested that values, institutions and actions often interpreted and presented as definitive components of Chinese 'culture' are not peculiar or unique to Overseas Chinese, and may also be turned against material progress.

The final chapter draws upon the arguments developed earlier in the book to consider the significance of the links between China and the Overseas Chinese both for China and for the Far East as a whole.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-330) and index.