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Mapping Chinese Rangoon : Place and Nation among the Sino-Burmese /

"One of Southeast Asia's most significant 'overseas Chinese' communities is that of the Hokkien Chinese--Han originally from Fujian Province--who have resided in Rangoon since the colonial era. This ethnography, the first study in English of the history and place of ethnic Chines...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Roberts, Jayde Lin (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: Walking toward understanding
  • Hybrid Chinese places in a former colonial capital
  • The Hokkien Kuanyin Temple as a center of belonging
  • Chinese schools and Chineseness
  • Sino-Burmese commerce and City Mart
  • Chinese New Year and public space
  • Conclusion: Ghosts and uncertainties
  • Glossary.