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Mapping Chinese Rangoon : place and nation among the Sino-Burmese / Jayde Lin Roberts

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Roberts, Jayde Lin
Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Copyright Date
©2016
Physical Description
xvii, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

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Contents
Introduction: Walking toward understanding -- Hybrid Chinese places in a former colonial capital -- The Hokkien Kuanyin Temple as a center of belonging -- Chinese schools and Chineseness -- Sino-Burmese commerce and City Mart -- Chinese New Year and public space -- Conclusion: Ghosts and uncertainties -- Glossary.
Summary
"One of Southeast Asia's most significant 'overseas Chinese' communities is that of the Hokkien Chinese--Han originally from Fujian Province--who have resided in Rangoon since the colonial era. This ethnography, the first study in English of the history and place of ethnic Chinese in Burmese society, delineates how they have negotiated the rise of nationalism in both China and Burma and the numerous political and economic challenges that have beset their ancestral and adopted homes. Of central importance to the ability of even fourth- and fifth-generation descendants of Chinese to retain distinctive characteristics, while also acquiring hybrid identities, is the organization of the Chinese quarter in Rangoon around Buddhist temples and associated ritual and educational activities. The Chinese in Rangoon is both an intimate exploration of this community and an illumination of twenty-first-century Burma (Myanmar) during its emergence from decades of isolation imposed by a repressive military regime. As one of the few scholars able to carry out research during this period of transition, Jayde Roberts is able to provide a nuanced view of the Sino-Burmese and the urban environment of Rangoon"--Provided by publisher.
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9780295996677 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
0295996676 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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