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Books reviewed in this article:Lynn Pan (ed.), The Encyclopedia of the Chinese OverseasLynn Pan, Sons of the Yellow Emperor: A History of the Chinese DiasporaSharon K. Hom (ed.), Chinese Women Traversing Diaspora: Memoirs, Essays, and Poetry

Russian Federation is the closest Northern neighbour of China. Relations with Russia are thus in the center of Chinese geopolitical and economic interests are nowadays. In 1990-2010 socio-economic and political cooperation between the two countries got more dynamic and presented the following features: cross-border labor increased; the amount of investments and trade increased; new forms of migration appeared, and intercultural exchanges between the populations intensified. The transformation of socio-economic and political relations changed also the style of living and infrastructure of the border regions of Russia and China. The objective of the present paper is to probe the links between the Chinese investments and migration of the Chinese to Russia in the period 1990-2012. The paper proceeds thus in the following four steps: brief description of investments and trade exchange between Russia and China; analysis of migration flows between China and Russia in the new economic context; categorization of Chinese migration to Russia and of economic activities of Chinese diaspora and their links to investment; analysis of specificities of socio-economic adaptation of Chinese migrants in Russia. ; The MPC is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union

With around 40 million people worldwide, the ethnic Chinese and the Chinese in diaspora form the largest diaspora in the world. The economic reform of China which began in the late 1970s marked a huge phase of migration from China, and the new migrants, many of whom were well educated, have had a major impact on the local societies and on China. This is the first interdisciplinary Handbook to examine the Chinese diaspora, and provides a comprehensive analysis of the processes and effects of Chinese migration under the headings of:Population and distributionMainland China and Taiwan's policies

The Chinese diaspora is compelled either to prostrate to an edifying project of assimilation to U.S. liberal democracy, or be branded as illiberal "Red Guards" unfit for serious political discourse. This discursive context has long mobilized overseas Chinese to affirm the universalism of Western liberalism in opposition to a Chinese despotism defined either by dynastic backwardness or communist depravity. Can overseas Chinese speak for themselves in the face of the West's "hegemonic right to knowledge?" Or will all such speech that challenges U.S. presuppositions of liberal selfhood and Chinese despotism simply be tuned out as illiberal noise?

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- General Editor's Preface -- Note on Romanization of Chinese -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- PART ONE - CONCEPTS AND OVERVIEW -- 1 Conceptualizing Chinese Diasporas, 1842 to 1949 -- 2 The Distribution and Occupations of Overseas Chinese -- PART TWO - MIGRATION, INTERACTION AND HYBRIDITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA -- 3 Change and Persistence in Chinese Culture Overseas: A Comparison of Thailand and Java -- 4 Mac Thien Tu and Phrayataksin: A Survey on their Political Stand. Conflicts and Background -- 5 The Chinaman Abroad: An Account of the Malayan Archipelago, particularly of Java -- 6 The Chinese Mestizo in Philippine History -- PART THREE - AROUND THE PACIFIC -- 7 Chinese Emigration to Canada, Australia and New Zealand -- 8 The Chinese Struggle for Civil Rights in Nineteenth Century America: The First Phase, 1850-1870 -- 9 Origins of the Chinese in the South Pacific Islands -- 10 From Gold Mountain Women to Astronauts' Wives: Challenges to New Zealand Chinese Women -- 11 Taoke or Coolies? Chinese Visions of the Chinese Diaspora -- PART FOUR - BETWEEN NATIONALISMS -- 12 A Note on the Origins of Hua-Ch'iao -- 13 The Overseas Chinese and the 1911 Revolution -- 14 Pigtail: A Pre-History of Chineseness in Siam -- Index

This article is a further contribution to the discourse of ethnic 'diffusion' in European countries. The debate started on the pages of the Baltic Region journal by three authors - Yu. N. Gladky, I. Yu. Gladky, and K. Yu. Eidemiller [4]. We assume that Europe has been a major centre of attraction for immigrants in recent decades and a site for the rapid emergence of ethnic communities. Unlike Muslim immigration, a product of the Arab Spring and often a measure of last resort, Chinese immigration is a result of a certain convergence between the ideologies of the host countries, committed to multiculturalism, and the country of origin pursuing a 'go global' policy. We chose the EU countries as a 'demonstration site' and the Chinese diaspora as the object of research. Our aim is to describe the process of migration from China and the formation of a Chinese diaspora in European countries. We analyse the timeline and the scope of Chinese immigration, qualitative changes in the composition of immigrants, factors affecting the choice of the country of entry, and the quantitative parameters and settlement patterns of today's Chinese diaspora in the region. We suggest grouping the EU Countries by the number and 'age' of their Chinese diasporas. We consider ethnic 'diffusion' as part of the 'European project' within Beijing's global strategy.

In various ways, Chinese diasporic communities seek to connect and re-connect with their "homelands" in literature, film, and visual culture. The essays in Affective Geographies and Narratives of Chinese Diaspora examine how diasporic bodies and emotions interact with space and place, as well as how theories of affect change our thinking of diaspora. Questions of borders and border-crossing, not to mention the public and private spheres, in diaspora literature and film raise further questions about mapping and spatial representation and the affective and geographical significance of the push-and-pull movement in diasporic communities. The unique experience is represented differently by different authors across texts and media. In an age of globalization, in "the Chinese Century," the spatial representation and cultural experiences of mobility, displacement, settlement, and hybridity become all the more urgent. The essays in this volume respond to this urgency, and they help to frame the study of Chinese diaspora and culture today

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Mental Health System Development in China -- Mental Health of the Chinese Diaspora -- Structure of the Book -- References -- Part I: Mental Health in China -- Chapter 2: Madness in Late Imperial China: Law, Medicine, and Ritual -- Law, Policies, and Society -- Medical Understandings of Madness: Fire and Phlegm -- Emotions and "Constraint" -- Ghosts and Ritual Therapies -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Psychiatry in Republican China -- Condition of Madness and Mental Health in General -- Uneven Development of Psychiatry -- Psychiatrists and Their Multiple Roles -- Developers of Medical Science -- Providers of Mental Health Services -- Experts of the Technologies of the Self -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Mental Health and Psychiatry During the Maoist Era: 1949-1976 -- Major Historical Developments -- Professional Growth -- Major Approaches to Mental Illness -- The 1958 Conference -- The Cultural Revolution -- Epidemiology -- General Characteristics -- Schizophrenia -- Neurasthenia -- Institutionalized Treatments -- Hospitalization -- Western and Soviet Approaches -- Speedy Synthetic Therapy -- Mental Health Through a Chinese Cultural Lens -- Traditional Chinese Medical Approaches -- Culture-Bound Syndromes -- The Social and Political Characteristics of Psychiatry -- Political Approach to Mental Illness -- Political Abuse of Psychiatry -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Psychiatry and Mental Health in Post-reform China -- From Rehabilitation to Crisis -- Formation of the Public Mental Health Reform -- Psycho-Boom: A Parallel Development -- The Mental Health Law and Its Aftermath -- Epilogue: Challenges and Prospects -- References -- Chapter 6: From Means to Goal: A History of Mental Health in Hong Kong from 1850 to 1960.