Gifts to the sad country : essays on the Chinese diaspora / Souchou Yao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yao, Souchou, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--Malaysia--History--20th century.

Chinese.

Chinese diaspora--History--20th century.

Chinese diaspora.

Physical Description:

vii, 161 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., [2024]

Summary:

"The book is a study of an ethnic-Chinese family in Malaysia as it struggled with the upheavals in China during the Land Reform (1945-1953) and the Great Leap Forward (1958-1962). Based on fieldwork in Malaysia and in a village in Dabu County, Southern China, it tells a story of a family whose existence straddled two nations, two political systems. Emigration is shown to be both a positive experience and a source of despair. The study redefines the conventional narrative about the Chinese diaspora as economically driven and politically expedient; mobility, personal freedom and transnational journeying were a part of their cultural history. The book highlights the fact that Chinese homeland, even under communist rule, offered the people a means of identification under difficult circumstances. During the time of radical reform, the diaspora adapted themselves to the conditions in the homeland, and for some China remained a place of longing and emotional attachment. " -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9819715970

9789819715978

OCLC:

1420428338

Publisher Number:

99996384935