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The encyclopedia of the Chinese overseas / edited by Lynn Pan

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Chinese Heritage CentrePublication details: Singapore: Archipelago Press, 1998Description: 399 pages: maps, illustration; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9183018925 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Summary: Well illustrated text which includes detailed profiles of 37 Chinese ex-pat communities and general articles on related background themes such as patterns of migration and overseas Chinese organizations. Divided into 5 main parts; Part 1 - Origins; Part II - Migration; Part III - Institutions; Part IV - Relations (with China and Non-Chinese; Part V - Communities - details of particular communities arranged under Regional main headings and country sub-headings. Also includes an overview of 'Timelines' - a chronology of major events with a bearing on overseas Chinese - and a detailed bibliography. Articles provide cross-references to related entries and there is a subject and name index.
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Reference Book Mindef Library & Info Centre Reference R 331.6 PAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 0008501

Well illustrated text which includes detailed profiles of 37 Chinese ex-pat communities and general articles on related background themes such as patterns of migration and overseas Chinese organizations. Divided into 5 main parts; Part 1 - Origins; Part II - Migration; Part III - Institutions; Part IV - Relations (with China and Non-Chinese; Part V - Communities - details of particular communities arranged under Regional main headings and country sub-headings. Also includes an overview of 'Timelines' - a chronology of major events with a bearing on overseas Chinese - and a detailed bibliography. Articles provide cross-references to related entries and there is a subject and name index.

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