Seeing beyond a 'Chinatown' : heritage and identity in Chinese spaces in Kuala Lumpur / Seong Lin Ding, Yean Leng Ng, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ding, Seong Lin, editor.

Ng, Yean Leng, editor.

EBSCOhost

Series:

Literature, Cultural and Media Studies.

Literature, Cultural and Media Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinatowns--Malaysia--Kuala Lumpur.

Chinatowns.

Chinese--Malaysia--Kuala Lumpur--History.

Chinese.

Chinese--Ethnic identity.

Social integration--Malaysia--Kuala Lumpur.

Social integration.

Sociology, Urban--Malaysia--Kuala Lumpur.

Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 313 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, [2026]

System Details:

text file PDF

Contents:

1. Introduction: Seeing beyond a 'Chinatown'

2. Multi-ethnic interaction in Kuala Lumpur: A colonial town of Malaya, 1920-1957

3. Hub of legitimacy: The Malayan Communist Party Kuala Lumpur Office (1945-1948)

4. The Hakka language in Kuala Lumpur

5. Linguistic landscape as a dynamic 'palimpsest': Exploring Kuala Lumpur's urban space as a multilingual, negotiated and contested zone

6. Navigating global futures: The attraction of learning German among Malaysian Chinese families

7. Chee Chong Kai and inter-ethnic business ties: Adapting to generational changes in multiracial society in Malaysia

8. Petaling Street and Chinese legacy businesses: The cultural memory of a Malaysian Chinese community

9. Religion and localisation in Kuala Lumpur: Transformation in the cult of Sin Si Sze Ya

10. A linguistic landscape analysis of a Malaysian Christian cemetery in a Chinese space

11. Negotiating identities: The case of rejuvenation of Kuala Lumpur 'Chinatown'.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 17, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version :

Print version: Ding, Seong Lin Seeing Beyond A 'Chinatown'

ISBN:

9789819555819

9819555817

Publisher Number:

90104488011

CIPO000330531

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.