The Chinese Overseas: From Earthbound China to the Quest for Autonomy,
(Part of the The Edwin O. Reischauer Lectures Series)
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The Chinese overseas now number 25 to 30 million, yet the 2,000-year history of Chinese attempts to venture abroad and the underlying values affecting that migration have never before been presented in a broad overview. Despite centuries of prohibition against leaving the land and traveling and settling overseas, the "earthbound" Chinese--first traders, then peasants and workers--eventually found new sources of livelihood abroad. The practice of sojourning,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674002342
ISBN13:9780674002340
Release Date:May 2000
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:160 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.3" x 7.8"
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