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The Chinese in Britain, 1800-Present: Economy, Transnationalism, Identity

By Gregor Benton , Edmund Terence Gomez (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
2008
ISBN
978-0-230-29641-1, 978-0-230-28850-8
DOI
10.1007/978-0-230-28850-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3850393 bytes)
Series
The Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series
Edition
1
Pages
XV, 470\506
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
History of Britain and Ireland; Asian History; Eth

Description

This study points up the complex interplay of ethnic and national identities in the lives of Chinese in Britain, arguing that transnational studies reinforce essentialist conceptions of identity and cultural authenticity in diasporic communities, and thus frustrate the promotion of ethnic co-existence and social cohesion in multi-ethnic societies.

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