| Global Spaces of Chinese Culture: Diasporic Chinese Communities in the United States and Germany Contributor(s): Van Ziegert, Sylvia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415805783 ISBN-13: 9780415805780 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Asia - China - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies |
| Dewey: 305.895 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6" W x 9" (0.79 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an exploration of how Chinese communites in the United States and Germany create and disseminate a sense of diasporic Chinese identity. It not only compares the local conditions of the Chinese communities in the two locations, but also moves to a global dimension to track the Chinese transnational imaginary. Van Ziegert analyzes three strategies that overseas Chinese use to articulate their identities as diasporic subjects:
These three strategies are not mutually exclusive and they often intersect and supplement each other in unexpected ways. The author also analyzes how the everyday lives of overseas Chinese connect with global and local factors, and how these experiences contribute to the formation of a global Chinese identity. |