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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783807703321

Autore

Kenley David L. <1968->

Titolo

New culture in a new world [[electronic resource] ] : the May Fourth movement and the Chinese diaspora in Singapore, 1919-1932 / / David L. Kenley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2003

ISBN

1-135-94565-9

1-280-05376-3

0-203-50842-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

East Asia : history, politics, sociology, culture

Disciplina

959.57/004951

959.57004951

Soggetti

Chinese - Singapore - Intellectual life - 20th century

Singaporean newspapers

China History May Fourth movement, 1919

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgments; A Note on Romanization Styles; INTRODUCTION; THE SINGAPORE CHINESE ON THE EVE OF THE NEW CULTURE MOVEMENT; AN ERA OF PROTESTS, BOYCOTTS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS; NEWSPAPERS OF THE NEW CULTURE MOVEMENT; THE SEARCH FOR ENLIGHTENMENT; SAVING THE NATION FROM AGGRESSION AND IMPERIALISM; INDEPENDENCE AND THE DIASPORA CONTEXT; CONCLUSION; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Analyzes the New Culture Movement from a diaspora perspective, namely that of the overseas Chinese in Singapore who had to imagine themselves as part of the Chinese nation before they could fully participate in the movement.