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Reluctant Exiles? Migration from Hong Kong and the New Overseas Chinese » Read Now
by Ronald Skeldon. 364 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
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The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas » Read Now
by Elizabeth Sinn. 508 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...THE LAST HALF CENTURY OF CHINESE OVERSEAS -ii- THE LAST HALF CENTURY OF CHINESE OVERSEAS Edited by ELIZABETH SINN...Inglis 347 Part VI: Chinese Overseas in Comparative...
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China and Southeast Asia's Ethnic Chinese: State and Diaspora in Contemporary Asia (Chap. 3 "Overseas Chinese Remittances and Investments in China: A Historical Survey") » Read Now
by Paul J. Bolt. 184 pgs.

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Bolt uses the relationship between China and Southeast Asia's ethnic Chinese as a case study, and he focuses on the potential role of a diaspora in the economic and political development of its "homeland" as well as the role of the state in dealing with transnational economic actors.
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New Culture in a New World: The May Fourth Movement and the Chinese Diaspora in Singapore, 1919-1932 » Read Now
by David L. Kenley. 234 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

During the 1920s, China's intellectuals called for a new literature, a new system of thought, and a new orientation toward modern life. This work furthers our understanding of trans-nationalism and reminds us that in our rush to deconstruct the nation we should remember the discursive power of nationalism.
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Overseas Chinese Nationalism: The Genesis of the Pan-Chinese Movement in Indonesia, 1900-1916 » Read Now
by Lea E. Williams. 244 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Overseas Chinese Nationalism -ii- The Center for International...MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Overseas Chinese Nationalism THE GENESIS OF THE...the leading British...
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Migrations and Cultures: A World View (Chap. 5 "The Overseas Chinese") » Read Now
by Thomas Sowell. 516 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue and lose touch with the larger picture. In "Migrations and Cultures", Thomas Sowell shows the persistence of cultural traits in particular racial and...
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Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue and lose touch with the larger picture. In "Migrations and Cultures", Thomas Sowell shows the persistence of cultural traits in particular racial and ethnic groups and the role these groups' relocations play in redistributing skills, knowledge, and other forms of "human capital".
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Political Communications in Greater China: The Construction and Reflection of Identity (Part IV "The Overseas Chinese") » Read Now
by Gary D. Rawnsley, Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley. 334 pgs.

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This book examines the role played by political communications, including media of all kinds - journalism, television, and film - in defining and shaping identity in Greater China; China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas Chinese. In the context of increasing cross-border interactions of people...
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This book examines the role played by political communications, including media of all kinds - journalism, television, and film - in defining and shaping identity in Greater China; China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas Chinese. In the context of increasing cross-border interactions of people, investment and commercial products between the component parts of greater China, the book explores the idea that identity, rather than nation-states or political entities, may be the key factor in achieving further integration in Greater China. The book focuses on the ways in which identity is communicated, and shows how communication of identity within and between the component parts of greater China plays a central role in bringing about integration.
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Chinatown, Europe: An Exploration of Overseas Chinese Identity in the 1990s » Read Now
by Flemming Christiansen. 202 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Is Chinatown a ghetto, an area of exotic sensations or a business venture? What makes a European Chinese, Chinese? The histories of Chinese communities in Europe are diverse, spanning (amongst others) Teochiu speaking migrants from French Indochina to France, and Hakka and Cantonese speaking...
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Is Chinatown a ghetto, an area of exotic sensations or a business venture? What makes a European Chinese, Chinese? The histories of Chinese communities in Europe are diverse, spanning (amongst others) Teochiu speaking migrants from French Indochina to France, and Hakka and Cantonese speaking migrants from Hong Kong to Britain. This book explores how such a wide range of people tends to be - indiscriminately - regarded as 'Chinese'. Christiansen explains Chinese communities in Europe in terms of the interaction between the migrants, the European 'host' society and the Chinese 'home' where the migrants claim their origin. He sees these interactions as addressing several issues: citizenship, political culture, labour market exclusion, generational shifts and the influences of colonialism and communism, all of which create opportunities for fashioning a new ethnic identity. Chinatown, Europe examines how many sub-groups among the Chinese in Europe have developed in recent years and discusses many institutions that shape and contribute ethnic meaning to Chinese communities in Europe. Chinese identity is not a mere practical utility or a shallow business emblem. For many, China remains a unifying force and yet local and national bonds in each European state are of equal importance in giving shape to Chinese communities. Based on in-depth interviews with overseas Chinese in many European cities, Chinatown, Europe provides a complex yet enthralling investigation into many Chinese communities in Europe.
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Chinese Entrepreneurship and Asian Business Networks (Part III "Synergies between the Chinese Diaspora and Chinese Business Organizations in the People's Republic of China and Vietnam") » Read Now
by Thomas Menkhoff, Solvay Gerke. 335 pgs.

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The degree to which the extensive business networks of ethnic Chinese in Asia succeed because of ethnic characteristics, or simply because of the sound application of good business practice, is a key question of great current concern to those interested in business, management and economic...
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The degree to which the extensive business networks of ethnic Chinese in Asia succeed because of ethnic characteristics, or simply because of the sound application of good business practice, is a key question of great current concern to those interested in business, management and economic development in Asia. This book brings together a range of leading experts who present original new research findings and important new thinking on this vital subject.
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Business Networks in Asia: Promises, Doubts, and Perspectives (Chap. 7 "Weaving Opportunities: The Influence of Overseas Chinese and Overseas Indian Business Networks on Asian Business Operations" and Chap. 8 "Chinese Family Business Networks and Regional Economic Development in Asia") » Read Now
by Frank-Jeurgen Richter. 304 pgs.

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Despite the current crisis, Asian economies remain an important market for firms around the world and continue to be stiff competitors in world business. One reason for the region's strength, and a predictor of Asia's endurance, is its business networks--keiretsus in Japan, chaebols in Korea, and...
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Despite the current crisis, Asian economies remain an important market for firms around the world and continue to be stiff competitors in world business. One reason for the region's strength, and a predictor of Asia's endurance, is its business networks--keiretsus in Japan, chaebols in Korea, and other forms that connect single firms, entire industries, and which interlink the region as a whole. Richter and his contributors examine the origins of business networks, their effects on the economies, and the implications of their presence and growth in Asian economies. Corporate strategic planners, marketing executives, and other decision makers will find here an important contribution to their understanding of why Asia's economies will pick up again and how they will continue to grow.
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What Is This Thing Called a Chinese Diaspora?, in Contemporary Review » Read Now
by Stephen Chan. 3 pgs.

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...that, below the public face, there are a number of deconstructive elements: Firstly, there are now, in any large Chinese overseas community, at least three generational...
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Overseas Chinese: The State of the Field, in Chinese America: History and Perspectives » Read Now
by Edgar Wickberg. 9 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Overseas Chinese: The state of the field. by...paper should be read in that light. "Overseas Chinese Studies" is an extremely broad and...quasi-intelligence-gathering about...
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China's Brain Drain to the United States: Views of Overseas Chinese Students and Scholars in the 1990s » Read Now
by David Zweig, Chen Changgui, Stanley Rosen. 135 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...United States Views of Overseas Chinese Students and Scholars in the...the United States: views of overseas Chinese students and scholars in the...costs of the brain drain...
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The Overseas Chinese Networks and Early Baptist Missionary Movement Across the South China Sea, in The Historian » Read Now
by Joseph Tse-Hei Lee. 18 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...THE OVERSEAS CHINESE NETWORKS AND EARLY BAPTIST MISSIONARY...immigrant communities. Most of these "Overseas Chinese," as they were called by their compatriots...Siam had...