Chinese Diasporas - A Social History of Global Migration

A concise and compelling survey of Chinese migration in global history centered on Chinese migrants and their families.

Sommario

Introduction. Framing Chinese migration; 1. Early modern patterns, 1500-1740; 2. Migration in the prosperous age, 1740-1840; 3. The age of mass migration, 1840-1937; 4. The Chinese state and the politics of diaspora, 1860s-1940s; 5. Disruptions and diasporic communities in the mid-twentieth century; 6. The 'floating population' and 'new migrants', 1980s-present; 7. Transnational Chinese, 1990s-present; 8. Is there a Chinese diaspora?

Info autore

Steven Miles is Professor of History at Washington University, St Louis.

Riassunto

In this concise and compelling survey of internal and external Chinese migration from the sixteenth century to the present day, Steven B. Miles traces the experiences of Chinese migrants and their families. Essential reading for those interested in the history of the Chinese diaspora and the history of migration more broadly.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Steven B Miles, Steven B. Miles, Steven B. (Washington University Miles, Miles Steven B.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781316631812
• ISBN: 978-1-316-63181-2
• Pagine: 278
• Serie: New Approaches to Asian Histor; New Approaches to Asian History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; China, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Asia / General, Social & cultural history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social and cultural history, Migration, immigration and emigration, Asian History, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards