The Chinese diaspora in South-East Asia: the overseas Chinese in Indo-China, 1870-1945
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1. Verfasser: Barrett, Tracy C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London I.B. Tauris 2012
Schriftenreihe:Library of modern China studies 1
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-285) and index
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; A NOTE ON TRANSLITERATION; MAPS; INTRODUCTION; 1. CHINESE CONGREGATIONS, FRENCH COLONIAL AUTHORITIES, AND THE INDOCHINESE MILIEU; French Decision to Adopt Congregations; Patterns of French Control in Indochina; French Strategies for Controlling the Overseas Chinese; Conclusion; 2. CHINESE SUFFRAGE AND CONGREGATIONAL ELECTIONS; The Issue of Chinese Suffrage; The Case of Tonkin; Candidacy and the Electoral Process; Resignations and Dismissals from Office; Contested Elections; 3. CONGREGATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENT; The Fundamental Precondition for Chinese LeadershipThe Roles and Responsibilities of the President; The Fall from Grace of Ignace Bou; Conclusion; 4. THE BANKRUPTCY OF CHOLON'S LY FAMILY, 1871-1913; Ly Dang Senior Sets the Course; Ly Dang Junior Takes the Helm; Ly Dang Jr. Ventures into Politics; Ly Dang Jr.'s Sinking Fortunes; Cholon's Chinese Community Rallies Around Ly Dang; Conclusion; 5. OUR BROTHERS' KEEPERS: MUTUAL AID IN THE THE; Poverty and Disaster Relief; Chinese Hospitals; Cemeteries, Burial, and Death; Conclusion; 6. PRESERVING CHINESE CULTURE: COMMEMORATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS IN THE CONGREGATIONSCultural Functions; Education: The Funding, Establishment, and Operation of Schools; The Ecole Pavie; The Lycée Franco-Chinois; Conclusion; 7. FINDING THE MIDDLE GROUND: DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND MEDIATION IN THE CONGREGATIONS; Domestic Political Mediation; Commerce and Trade; International Political Mediation; Conclusion; 8. CONTROL AND CONTESTATION: CRIME, POLICING, AND IMMIGRATION IN THE CONGREGATIONS; Criminals, Revolutionaries, and Congregational Responsibility; French Influence and Protection of Overseas ChineseImmigration; Women and Children; Tonkin: Immigration and Surveillance on a Porous Frontier; Congregational Responsibility: Vouching for Congregation Members; Conclusion; 9. CHINESE CERCLES; Gambling; Conclusion; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Archives; Official Journals; References; INDEX.
As Qing Dynasty China disintegrated, economic hardship and civil disorder led to millions of Chinese men and women seeking their fortunes abroad, many journeying south into French Indochina. These emigres settled into tight-knit communities called huiguan: organisations which closely mirrored the religious, social and economic constitution of their own places of origin. Here, Tracy Barrett sheds light on the overseas Chinese communities in French Indochina and the interactions between them and French colonial authorities. She also addresses the nature, scope and effectiveness of the congregati
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