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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817407703321

Titolo

Asian diasporas : cultures, identities, representations / / edited by Robbie B.H. Goh and Shawn Wong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Honk Kong University Press, c2004

ISBN

9786612705175

988-220-009-5

1-282-70517-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GohRobbie B. H. <1964->

WongShawn <1949->

Disciplina

809.895

Soggetti

Asian diaspora

Oriental literature - Asian American authors - History and criticism

Immigrants in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers originally presented at the conference on "Asian diasporas and cultures" held at the National University of Singapore, Sept. 5-7, 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-198) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Notes; References; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The essays in this volume view Asian diasporic movements in the context of globalization and global citizenship, in which multiple cultural allegiances, influences and claims together create complex negotiations of identity.