Chinese and Chinese mestizos of Manila : family, identity, and culture, 1860s-1930s / by Richard T. Chu.
"Building on works in Chinese transnationalism and cultural anthropology, this book examines the everyday practices of Chinese merchant families in Manila from the 1860s to the 1930s. The result is a fascinating study of how families and individuals creatively negotiated their identities in way...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden [The Netherlands] ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Series: | Chinese overseas ;
v. 1. |
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| Summary: | "Building on works in Chinese transnationalism and cultural anthropology, this book examines the everyday practices of Chinese merchant families in Manila from the 1860s to the 1930s. The result is a fascinating study of how families and individuals creatively negotiated their identities in ways that challenge our understanding of the genesis of ethnic identities in the Philippines." --Book Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 451 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004173392 (hard cover : alk. paper) 9004173390 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
| ISSN: | 1876-3347 ; |