The Chinese diaspora in Southeast Asia: the overseas Chinese in Indo-China
In: Library of China studies
Abstract
As Qing Dynasty China disintegrated, economic hardship and civil disorder led to millions of Chinese men and women seeking their fortunes abroad, many journeying south into French Indochina. These emigres settled into tight-knit communities called huiguan: organisations which closely mirrored the religious, social and economic constitution of their own places of origin. Here, Tracy Barrett sheds light on the overseas Chinese communities in French Indochina and the interactions between them and French colonial authorities. She also addresses the nature, scope and effectiveness of the congregati
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Themen
Southeast Asia, Indochina, Chinese diaspora, Ethnic relations, Südostasien, Chinesischer Einwanderer, Minderheitenfrage, Geschichte
Sprachen
Englisch
Verlag
Tauris
ISBN
Seiten
XII, 302 S.
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