Chinese Overseas
Migration, Research and Documentation
Will be published approx. on 30. July 2008
Book
Hardback
444 pages
978-962-996-328-6 (ISBN)
Description
There is a growing interest in overseas Chinese studies, both in China and worldwide. This volume, the result of an international conference on Chinese overseas studies, deals with issues of research and documentation of Chinese migration and migrants. It brings together the efforts of scholars and librarians in examining the research and documentation of Chinese overseas.
Reviews / Votes
...This book is a useful touchstone for existing resources and approaches for understanding Chinese overseas, and a source of fresh ideas for all scholars trying to develop new fields and methods. Adam McKeown Columbia University ""This book breaks a new ground in the cooperation between scholars/researchers and librarians/archivists in the field of Chinese Overseas Studies.... It provides a solid base for scholars/researchers to tackle a major issue in Chinese Overseas Studies."" Ching-hwang Yen The University of Adelaide ""This edited volume by Tan, Storey and Zimmerman presents more than a typical collection of essays on Chinese overseas research.... Both seasoned scholars and novice practitioners new to the field will find this volume to be highly useful."" Wing Chung Ng University of Texas at San AntonioMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-962-996-328-6 (9789629963286)
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Persons
?Tan Chee-Beng is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include cultural change and identity, ethnicity and ethnic relations, religion, Chinese communities, as well as indigenous minorities and development. He has carried out anthropological research in Malaysia and in south China.
Colin Storey is Librarian at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His professional interests include strategic management and organizational planning, quality in client services, staff development, freedom of information, and rare books.
Julia Zimmerman is Dean of University Libraries at Ohio University.
Colin Storey is Librarian at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His professional interests include strategic management and organizational planning, quality in client services, staff development, freedom of information, and rare books.
Julia Zimmerman is Dean of University Libraries at Ohio University.