The Chinese in Southeast Asia and beyond : socioeconomic and political dimensions / Ching-Hwang Yen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yan, Qinghuang.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--Southeast Asia.

Chinese.

Chinese--Foreign countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Chinese in Southeast Asia, with their growing economic clout, have been attracting attention from politicians, scholars and observers in recent decades. The rise of China as a global economic power and its profound influence over Southeast Asia has cast a spotlight on the role of Southeast Asian Chinese in the region's economic relations with China. The Southeast Asian Chinese as an economic force and their growing importance with China are, to a certain extent, determined by the nature and development of their communities. This book uses a multifaceted approach to unravel the forces that...

Contents:

Contents; Part I: The Chinese in Malaysia and Singapore; Introduction; 1. Malaysian Chinese Society in Transition (1903-2003); The Forces and Directions of Change; Chinese Society in 1903; Chinese Society in Transition, 1904-1942; Chinese Society Between 1942 and 1957; Chinese Society after the Independence, 1957-1968; The Change in the Chinese Society Between 1969 and 1990; Chinese Society after 1990; The Prospect; 2. A Century of Chinese Business in Malaysia (1904-2004); Chinese Business before 1904; The Change in the Patterns of Chinese Business Activities before World War II

Chinese Business between 1945 and 1971 Chinese Business under the New Economic Policy (NEP); Chinese Business after 1990's; Summary and Conclusion; 3. The Roles of Hokkien's in the History of Malaysia and Singapore; Early Hokkien Immigrants and their Social Structure; Economic Pursuits of Early Hokkien's and Their Contributions; Economic Change in Malaysia and the Hokkien Entrepreneurs; The Contributions of Hokkien's to the Education of Malaysia and Singapore; 4. Kinship and Organization: The History of the Gan (Yan or Yen) Clansmen in Singapore and Malaysia (1850-1993)

Migration and Settlement of the Early Gan Clansmen (before 1912)The Growth of Gan Clansmen in Singapore and Malaya (1912-1965); The Founding and the Development of the Gan Clan Associations in Malaysia and Singapore (1965-1990); The Holding of the First and Second World Gan Clansmen Conventions in Singapore and Malaysia (1991-1993); Conclusion: Kinship and Organization; 5. The Development and Future of the Chinese Kinship Associations in Singapore and Malaysia; The Origins of the Chinese Kinship Associations in Singapore and Malaysia

The Structure, Functions, and Development of Early Chinese Kinship Association Present Conditions and Future of the Chinese Kinship Associations in Singapore and Malaysia; 6. Reflections on My Study of Ethic Chinese History in Singapore and Malaysia; The Attitude of Study in Ethnic Chinese Histories in Singapore and Malaysia; The totality and organism of history; Scientific methods for the study of the Ethnic Chinese history of Singapore and Malaysia; Some Issues in the Ethnic Chinese Histories of Singapore and Malaysia; History of the ruling class or history of the ruled...

The centrality of China and the periphery of Ethnic Chinese communities Colonial viewpoint or Ethnic Chinese viewpoint; The issue of Overseas Chinese nationalism; 7. Sun Yat-sen and the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya (1900-1911); Sun's Relationship with the Overseas Chinese; Sun's Perception of the Overseas Chinese's Role in the Revolution; The Response of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya; Conclusion; 8. Tongmenghui, Sun Yat-sen, and the Chinese in Singapore and Malaya: A Revisit; Singapore as the Center of Tongmenghui Activities in Southeast Asia (1906-1909)

Penang as the Center of Tongmenghui Activities in Southeast Asia (1910-1912)

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789812790484

9812790489

OCLC:

826658046