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UNINA9910786274603321 |
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Titolo |
Routledge handbook of the Chinese diaspora / / [edited by] Tan Chee-Beng |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-23095-5 |
0-203-10038-7 |
1-299-14127-7 |
1-136-23096-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (529 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts |
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Collana |
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Routledge handbooks Routledge handbook of the Chinese diaspora |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chinese diaspora |
Chinese - Foreign countries - History |
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Formato |
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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Population and distribution -- pt. II. Mainland China and Taiwan's policies on the Chinese overseas -- pt. III. Migration : past and present -- pt. IV. Economic and political involvement -- pt. V. Localization, transnational networks and identity -- pt. VI. Education, literature, and media. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 distribution; Mainland China and Taiwan’s policies on the Chinese overseas; Migration: past and present; Economic and political involvement; Localization, transnational networks and identity; Education, literature and media. The Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Diaspora brings together a significant number of specialists from a number of diverse disciplines and covers the major areas of the |
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