'We Need Two Worlds'
Subtitle: Chinese Immigrant Associations in a Western Society
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9789053564028
Subjects: Association: clubs, societies; Cultural studies; Sociology Of Organizations; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Anthropology - Cultural; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Sociology - General; Associations, institutions, et; Associations, institutions, etc., Foreign; Chinese; Netherlands; Societies, etc
Description: "'We Need Two Worlds' is a dissertation which adds a considerable amount of new material to existing knowledge of Chinese associations and their role in a Western society. The situation in the Netherlands is comparable to Chinese societies in other Western cities, such as New York and London. This comprehensive study will help western students, academics, civil servants, politicians and journalists with an interest in Chinese culture gain a better understanding of the significance of these associations abroad. It also explores the efforts carried out by the Chinese migrants to benefit rather than suffer from the marginal social position that often follows a long-distance transnational migration."--BOOK JACKET.