Heirs of the bamboo: identity and ambivalence among the Eurasian Macanese

"The reintegration of Macao into the People's Republic of China in 1999 transformed Macao into one of the gambling capitals of the world and was accompanied by unprecedented social changes that, ultimately, have redefined the Macanese identity. This book is about the Macanese living in Por...

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1. Verfasser: Gaspar, Marisa C. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Roy, Roopanjali (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Berghahn 2020
Schriftenreihe:European anthropology in translation volum e8
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Zusammenfassung:"The reintegration of Macao into the People's Republic of China in 1999 transformed Macao into one of the gambling capitals of the world and was accompanied by unprecedented social changes that, ultimately, have redefined the Macanese identity. This book is about the Macanese living in Portugal and their intimate social networks in loco and interactions with their counterparts in Macao and elsewhere in the diaspora, by the use of Internet. Memory and ambivalence, deeply associated with kinship, language, food and heritage, are the cornerstones of this research, which overturns colonial stereotypes and concepts of Macanese cultural purity"--
Beschreibung:xiii, 214 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte 24 cm
ISBN:9781789208917
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