The last half century of Chinese overseas
By: edited by Elizabeth Sinn.
Contributors: Sinn, Elizabeth.
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Language: eng; chi
Number of pages: 508
Subjects: Chinese -- Foreign countries -- Congresses.; China -- Emigration and immigration -- Congresses.
Description: "The papers collected in this anthology look at Chinese overseas residing in five continents in the half century after the Second World War from many new perspectives. Some papers raise questions about the Chinese diaspora on broad conceptual terms, and inquire into the meaning of 'being Chinese' outside China. Other papers examine their lives in local communities, analysing how historical and contemporary circumstances affect their lives and the ways they negotiate their identity in the host country." "This volume will no doubt go a long way both to broaden and deepen our understanding of the Chinese overseas, and, by showing the many possibilities for further investigation, to strengthen 'Chinese overseas' as a field of study."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: English and Chinese.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [487]-508).
"... papers presented at 'The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas: Comparative Perspectives' Conference held from 19 to 21 December 1994"--P. [ix].