Reproducing Chinese culture in diaspora : sustainable agriculture and petrified culture in Northern Thailand /
Reproducing Chinese Culture in Diaspora describes how a group of anti-communist Chinese nationals managed to establish a farming community in Thailand's northern hills after voluntary exile from communist China in 1949. Though successful from an agricultural sustainability standpoint, this comm...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
[2010]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Reproducing Chinese Culture in Diaspora describes how a group of anti-communist Chinese nationals managed to establish a farming community in Thailand's northern hills after voluntary exile from communist China in 1949. Though successful from an agricultural sustainability standpoint, this community of Chinese exiles has rigidly maintained its cultural ideals, driving away younger generations and ultimately threatening to derail the community's continued existence. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 136 pages) : illustrations, map |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780739143445 0739143441 |