Coming home to a foreign country Xiamen and returned overseas Chinese, 1843-1938 / Ong Soon Keong.
| Author/creator | Ong, Soon Keong, 1969- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cornell East Asia series ; Number 207 |
| Contents | Defining Xiamen : Trade and Migration before the Opium War (1839-1842) -- Opening for Business : Xiamen as a Treaty Port -- Facilitating Migration : Xiamen as a Migration Hub -- Manipulating Identities : State and Opportunities in Xiamen -- Transforming Xiamen : Urban Reconstruction in the 1920s -- Making Home : Xiamen as Destination and Home. |
| Abstract | "'How did migration affect those who moved and the places the emigrants moved through?' Coming Home to a Foreign Country addresses this question by focusing on the treaty port Xiamen (Amoy) and the Chinese who migrated out of China-mostly to Southeast Asia-and then returned to participate in the city's economic revitalization, educational advancement, and urban reconstruction"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Ong, Soon Keong, 1969- Coming home to a foreign country Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021. 9781501756184 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020043625 |
| ISBN | 9781501756191 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781501756207 (pdf) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |