The Macanese diaspora in British Hong Kong : a century of transimperial drifting /

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Diaspora transformed the urban terrain of colonial societies, creating polyglot worlds out of neighborhoods, workplaces, recreational clubs and public spheres. It was within these spaces that communities reimagined and reshaped their public identities vis-à-vis emerging government policies and perc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chan, Catherine S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2021]
Series:Asian history.
Subjects:
Macanese > China > Hong Kong.
Macanese > China > Hong Kong > Social conditions.
Asian history.
Migration, immigration and emigration.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Macanese.
Diaspora > Sozialwissenschaften.
Einwanderung.
Social and cultural history.
Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) > History.
Macao (Chine) > Histoire.
China > Hong Kong.
China > Macau (Special Administrative Region)
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Between empires
  • 1. Crossing Imperial borders
  • 2. Sandwiched in the workplace
  • 3. Horseracing, theater and camões
  • 4. Macanese publics fight for the 'Hongkong Man'
  • 5. Uniting to divide, dividing to unite
  • Epilogue: A place in the sun.

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