Chinatown, Europe : an exploration of overseas Chinese identity in the 1990s / Flemming Christiansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christiansen, Flemming, 1954-

Series:

Chinese worlds.

Chinese worlds

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--Europe--Social conditions.

Chinese.

Chinese--Europe--Ethnic identity.

Europe--Ethnic relations.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is Chinatown a ghetto, an area of exotic sensations or a business venture? What makes a European Chinese, Chinese?The histories of Chinese communities in Europe are diverse, spanning (amongst others) Teochiu speaking migrants from French Indochina to France, and Hakka and Cantonese speaking migrants from Hong Kong to Britain. This book explores how such a wide range of people tends to be - indiscriminately - regarded as 'Chinese'.Christiansen explains Chinese communities in Europe in terms of the interaction between the migrants, the European 'host' society and the Chinese 'home' whe

Contents:

Cover; Chinatown, Europe; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Background; 1 European Chinese identity in the 1990s; Blood descent, nationality and nationalism; Concepts of ethnic and sub-ethnic identity; Sub-ethnic divisions: sub-ethnic identity?; Primordialism and instrumentalism: assimilation, integration, exclusion; The structuring influence of the European states on the Chinese communities; Playing the minority rights card; The ethnic triangle: 'community', 'home', and 'host'; China's national minorities and the overseas Chinese in Europe

Forging overseas Chinese identity in Europe2 Chinese migration to Europe; Myths; Waves; Cases; Amnesties; 3 Chinatown, Europe; Centres of community-building; Having or not having a Chinatown; Building an arch; Ethnic symbol; 4 Formation of sub-ethnic identities: Siyi and Qingtian; The Siyinese in Europe; The Qingtianese in Europe; Sub-ethnic divisions in flux; 5 Ethnic politics: European Chinese organisations and their leaders; Organisational diversity; Interlocking leaderships; The overseas Chinese and Europe; 6 European Chinese and Chinese patriotism

Policies towards overseas Chinese compatriots: the MainlandPolicies towards overseas Chinese: Taiwan; Patriotism, nationalism and ethnic identity; 7 Chinese business, ethnic business; Culture: a gloss on reality?; Immigrant community: economic constraints; Catering as an immigrant sector; The 'dog meat scandal' in Germany; China as a trade emblem; Chinese business as an exception?; Absorption into the economic mainstream; Conclusion: construction of a European Chinese identity?; Identity; European Chinese?; Approaches; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-195) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-79731-5

1-135-79732-3

1-280-11146-1

0-203-98719-5

9780203987193

OCLC:

437154961