Peranakan Chinese Identities in the Globalizing Malay Archipelago [[e-book]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795668003321
• Autore: Suryadinata Leo
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, , 2022; ©2022
• ISBN: 981-4951-70-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 pages)
• Soggetti: Chinese - Southeast Asia - Ethnic identity; Chinese - Southeast Asia - Cultural assimilation; Chinese - Southeast Asia - Social conditions; Peranakan (Asian people) - Ethnic identity
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Regional Dimensions: Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (IMS) -- Part II: Focusing on Indonesia -- Appendix 1: The Prospects of the Peranakan Community at the Age of Globalization, by Tan Ta Sen -- Appendix 2: Some Books on the Peranakan Chinese Published between 2007 and 2021 -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Peranakan Chinese communities and their ""hybrid"" culture have fascinated many observers. This book, comprising fourteen chapters, was mainly based on papers written by the author in the last two decades. The chapters address Peranakan Chinese cultural, national and political identities in the Malay Archipelago, i.e., Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore (IMS). This book is divided into two parts. Part I which is on the regional dimension, contains nine chapters that discuss the three countries and beyond. Part II consists of five chapters which focus on one country, i.e., Indonesia. This book n.