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UNINA9910454341703321 |
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Titolo |
Chinese migrants abroad [[electronic resource] ] : cultural, educational, and social dimensions of the Chinese diaspora / / editors Michael W. Charney, Brenda S.A. Yeoh, Tong Chee Kiong |
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Singapore, : Singapore University Press |
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River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, 2003 |
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1-281-93591-3 |
9786611935917 |
981-279-556-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CharneyMichael W |
YeohBrenda S. A |
TongChee Kiong |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chinese - Foreign countries - Social conditions |
Chinese - Legal status, laws, etc |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-277). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables: List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Chinese Abroad; Part One. Chineseness and ""Overseas"" Chinese Identifications and Identities of a Migrant Community |
1 Five Southeast Asian Chinese Empire-Builders: Commonalities and Differences 2 Providers Protectors Guardians: Migration and Reconstruction of Masculinities; 3 Tasting the Night: Food Ethnic Transaction and the Pleasure of Chineseness in Malaysia |
4 Multiple Identities among the Returned Overseas Chinese in Hong Kong Part Two. Chinese or Western Education? Cultural Choices and Education |
5 Chinese Education and Changing National and 85 Cultural Identity among Overseas Chinese in Modern Japan: A Study of Chuka Dobun Gakko [Tongwen Chinese School] in Kobe |
6 Chinese Education in Prewar Singapore: A Preliminary Analysis of |
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Factors Affecting the Development of Chinese Vernacular Schools 7 Hokkien Immigrant Society and Modern Chinese Education in British Malaya 1904-1941; 8 The Search for Modernity: The Chinese in Sabah and English Education |
Part Three. Fitting In: Social Integration in the Host Society |
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Fast-paced economic growth in Southeast Asia from the late 1960's until the mid-1990's brought increased attention to the overseas Chinese as an economically successful diaspora and their role in this economic growth. Events that followed, such as the transfer of Hong Kong and Macau to the People's Republic of China, the election of a non-KMT government in Taiwan, the Asian economic crisis and the plight of overseas Chinese in Indonesia as a result, and the durability of the Singapore economy during this same crisis, have helped to sustain this attention. The study of the overseas Chinese has |
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UNINA9910789725803321 |
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Autore |
Schipper Frank |
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Driving Europe : building Europe on roads in the twentieth century / / Frank Schipper [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam : , : Aksant, , 2008 |
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1-283-25963-X |
9786613259639 |
90-485-2119-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Technology and European history series |
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Roads - Europe - History - 20th century |
Transportation, Automotive - Europe - History - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Table of contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Setting the stage - The dawn of the spirit of Geneva, 1898-1921 -- 3. Roads to Europe - Albert Thomas' European public works, 1929-1937 -- 4. Driving Europe - The League of Nations Road |
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Committee, 1921-1938 -- 5. Setting the stage - The parade of organizations, 1942-1953 -- 6. Roads to Europe - The E-road network, 1950-2007 -- 7. Driving Europe - The operation of Europe's roads, 1949-1960 -- 8. Conclusion -- 9. Epilogue - All quiet in Brussels? -- Bibliography -- List of abbreviations -- List of tables and figures |
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Today we can hardly imagine life in Europe without roads and the automobiles that move people and goods around. In fact, the vast majority of movement in Europe takes place on the road. Travelers use the car to explore parts of the continent on their holidays, and goods travel large distances to reach consumers. Indeed, the twentieth century has deservedly been characteried as the century of the car. The situation looked very different around 1900. People crossing national borders by car encountered multiple hurdles on their way. Technically, they imported their vehicle into a neighboring country and had to pay astronomic import duties. Often they needed to pass a driving test in each country they visited. Early on, automobile and touring clubs sought to make life easier for traveling motorists. International negotiations tackled the problems arising from differing regulations. The resulting volume describes everything from the standardied traffic signs that saved human lives on the road to the Europabus taking tourists from Stockholm to Rome in the 1950s. Driving Europe offers a highly original portrait of a Europe built on roads in the course of the twentieth century. |
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