LEADER 04286oam 2200685I 450 001 9910450510303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-135-79732-3 010 $a1-280-11146-1 010 $a0-203-98719-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203987193 035 $a(CKB)1000000000248487 035 $a(EBL)241778 035 $a(OCoLC)437154961 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000121445 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11130274 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121445 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10092876 035 $a(PQKB)11421227 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC241778 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL241778 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10099913 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL11146 035 $a(OCoLC)252959388 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000248487 100 $a20180331d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChinatown, Europe $ean exploration of overseas Chinese identity in the 1990s /$fFlemming Christiansen 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledgeCurzon,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (213 p.) 225 1 $aChinese worlds 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-86518-2 311 $a0-7007-1072-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [188]-195) and index. 327 $aCover; Chinatown, Europe; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Background; 1 European Chinese identity in the 1990s; Blood descent, nationality and nationalism; Concepts of ethnic and sub-ethnic identity; Sub-ethnic divisions: sub-ethnic identity?; Primordialism and instrumentalism: assimilation, integration, exclusion; The structuring influence of the European states on the Chinese communities; Playing the minority rights card; The ethnic triangle: 'community', 'home', and 'host'; China's national minorities and the overseas Chinese in Europe 327 $aForging overseas Chinese identity in Europe2 Chinese migration to Europe; Myths; Waves; Cases; Amnesties; 3 Chinatown, Europe; Centres of community-building; Having or not having a Chinatown; Building an arch; Ethnic symbol; 4 Formation of sub-ethnic identities: Siyi and Qingtian; The Siyinese in Europe; The Qingtianese in Europe; Sub-ethnic divisions in flux; 5 Ethnic politics: European Chinese organisations and their leaders; Organisational diversity; Interlocking leaderships; The overseas Chinese and Europe; 6 European Chinese and Chinese patriotism 327 $aPolicies towards overseas Chinese compatriots: the MainlandPolicies towards overseas Chinese: Taiwan; Patriotism, nationalism and ethnic identity; 7 Chinese business, ethnic business; Culture: a gloss on reality?; Immigrant community: economic constraints; Catering as an immigrant sector; The 'dog meat scandal' in Germany; China as a trade emblem; Chinese business as an exception?; Absorption into the economic mainstream; Conclusion: construction of a European Chinese identity?; Identity; European Chinese?; Approaches; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aIs Chinatown a ghetto, an area of exotic sensations or a business venture? What makes a European Chinese, Chinese?The histories of Chinese communities in Europe are diverse, spanning (amongst others) Teochiu speaking migrants from French Indochina to France, and Hakka and Cantonese speaking migrants from Hong Kong to Britain. This book explores how such a wide range of people tends to be - indiscriminately - regarded as 'Chinese'.Christiansen explains Chinese communities in Europe in terms of the interaction between the migrants, the European 'host' society and the Chinese 'home' whe 410 0$aChinese worlds. 606 $aChinese$zEurope$xSocial conditions 606 $aChinese$zEurope$xEthnic identity 607 $aEurope$xEthnic relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChinese$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aChinese$xEthnic identity. 676 $a305.895/104/09049 686 $a71.37$2bcl 700 $aChristiansen$b Flemming$f1954,$0913063 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450510303321 996 $aChinatown, Europe$92045502 997 $aUNINA