Asian Entreprenuerial Minorities - Conjoint Communities in the Making of the World Economy, 1570-1940

Informationen zum Autor Christine Dobbin Klappentext Advances the theoretical understanding of the behaviour of entrepreneurial minorities and draws a vivid picture of how various imperial powers came to rely on local entreprenuerial minorities to establish their hegemony in Asia. Zusammenfassung Advances the theoretical understanding of the behaviour of entrepreneurial minorities and draws a vivid picture of how various imperial powers came to rely on local entreprenuerial minorities to establish their hegemony in Asia. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Problematic: Classical Formulations; 2: Manila and the Creation of a New Chinese Identity 1570–1830; 3: Batavia and the Peranakan Chinese 1619–1870; 4: Bombay: The Parsi-British Affinity 1661–1940; 5: From Gujarat to Zanzibar: the Ismaili Partnership in East Africa 1841–1939; 6: From Madras to Burma: the Nattukottai Chettiars and Development 1852–1939; 7: Changing Chinese Enterprise in the Philippines and Java 1830–1940; 8: Conclusion: Creativity and Identity

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: The Problematic: Classical Formulations; 2: Manila and the Creation of a New Chinese Identity 1570-1830; 3: Batavia and the Peranakan Chinese 1619-1870; 4: Bombay: The Parsi-British Affinity 1661-1940; 5: From Gujarat to Zanzibar: the Ismaili Partnership in East Africa 1841-1939; 6: From Madras to Burma: the Nattukottai Chettiars and Development 1852-1939; 7: Changing Chinese Enterprise in the Philippines and Java 1830-1940; 8: Conclusion: Creativity and Identity

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Christine Dobbin, Dobbin Christine
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 03.09.1996
• EAN: 9780700704439
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-0443-9
• Seiten: 264
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Ethnologie > Sonstiges; Asia, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, c 1500 onwards to present day, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups