Voluntary organizations in the Chinese Diaspora / / edited by Khun Eng Kuah-Pearce and Evelyn Hu-Dehart
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| Titolo: |
Voluntary organizations in the Chinese Diaspora / / edited by Khun Eng Kuah-Pearce and Evelyn Hu-Dehart
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| Pubblicazione: | Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (307 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 366.0089951 |
| Soggetto topico: | Chinese - Foreign countries - Societies, etc - History |
| Chinese - Foreign countries - Social life and customs | |
| Altri autori: |
KuahKhun Eng
Hu-DeHartEvelyn
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1.Introduction: The Chinese Diaspora and Voluntary Associations; 2.Between Tradition and Modernity: The Chinese Association of Johor Bahru, Malaysia; 3.The Cultural Politics of Clan Associations in Contemporary Singapore; 4.Chinese Voluntary and Involuntary Associations in Indonesia; 5.Chinese Charity Organizations in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: The Past and Present; 6.Association Divided, Association United: The Social Organization of Chaozhou and Fujian Migrants in Hong Kong |
| 7.Voluntary Associations in a Predominantly Male Immigrant Community: The Chinese on the Northern Mexican Frontier, 1880-19308.The Development of Chinese Communal Places in Sydney; 9.The Roles and Contributions of Chinese Women Entrepreneurs in Community Organizations in Sydney; 10.The Paradox of Ethnicization and Assimilation: The Development of Ethnic Organizations in the Chinese Immigrant Community in the United States; 11.Ethnic Church Attendance and Social Participation of Immigrants in Canada; 12.From ""Loose Sand"" to ""Cloakroom Community"": Chinese Associations in the Czech Republic | |
| Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book argues that Chinese voluntary organizations continue to play a significant role in both the established and new Chinese communities in the Diaspora. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Voluntary organizations in the Chinese Diaspora |
| ISBN: | 1-282-70751-5 |
| 9786612707513 | |
| 988-220-382-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807769503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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