The Chinese Diaspora in South-East Asia
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The Chinese Diaspora in South-East Asia

The Overseas Chinese in IndoChina

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Chinese Diaspora in South-East Asia

The Overseas Chinese in IndoChina

About this book

As Qing Dynasty China disintegrated, economic hardship and civil disorder led to millions of Chinese men and women seeking their fortunes abroad, many journeying south into French Indochina. These emigres settled into tight-knit communities called huiguan: organisations which closely mirrored the religious, social and economic constitution of their own places of origin. Here, Tracy Barrett sheds light on the overseas Chinese communities in French Indochina and the interactions between them and French colonial authorities. She also addresses the nature, scope and effectiveness of the congregation system - an institution designed by the French to control Indochina's overseas Chinese but eventually extended across the greater French empire as a means of monitoring 'foreign Asiatics'. Including a close analysis of French colonial law and of the economic and social networks between Chinese settler communities across Indonesia, "The Chinese Diaspora in South East Asia" provides an important insight into the characteristics of Chinese migration.

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Information

Publisher
I.B. Tauris
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781780761343
eBook ISBN
9781786729682
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Chinese History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Maps
  7. A Note on Transliteration
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: Chinese Congregations, French Colonial Authorities, and the Indochinese Milieu
  10. Chapter 2: Chinese Suffrage and Congregational Elections
  11. Chapter 3: Congregational Leadership and the Power of the President
  12. Chapter 4: The Bankruptcy of Cholonā€™s Ly Family, 1871ā€“1913
  13. Chapter 5: Our Brothersā€™ Keepers: Mutual Aid in the Congregations
  14. Chapter 6: Preserving Chinese Culture: Commemorative andĀ Educational Pursuits in the Congregations
  15. Chapter 7: Finding the Middle Ground: Dispute Resolution andĀ Mediation in the Congregations
  16. Chapter 8: Control and Contestation: Crime, Policing, and Immigration in the Congregations
  17. Chapter 9: Chinese Cercles
  18. Conclusion
  19. Notes
  20. Bibliography