The Chinese in Britain, 1800-Present Economy, Transnationalism and Identity |
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| Author:
| Benton, Gregor
Gomez, Edmund Terence
Gomez, Terence |
| ISBN: | 978-0-230-52229-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $207.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.