Chinese in Colonial Burma

A Migrant Community in A Multiethnic State

By:

Yi Li

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies

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Using previously unexplored archives from colonial institutions and individuals, and primary materials produced by the Burmese Chinese, this comprehensive study investigates over a century of history of the Burmese Chinese under British colonial rule. Due to the peculiar position of Burma in the British imperial world and the Southeast Asian Chinese network, the Chinese community had a unique experience in a Southeast Asian colony governed by Europeans with an India-based system. This book reveals, through everyday life experience, prominent community figures, and milestone events, the internal rivalry and integration among different regional groups within the community, and the general impressions it left in contemporary observations and communal memories. The book also traces historical roots of some unsolved ethnic issues in present-day Myanmar.

Author Biography:

Yi Li received her PhD in history at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore between 2014 and 2015. Her research interests include modern Southeast Asia and Chinese diaspora, with a particular focus on migration and colonial history.

Release date Australia

February 27th, 2017

Author

Yi Li

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Edition

1st ed. 2017

Illustrations

xviii, 262 p.

Pages

262

Series

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies

Dimensions

148x210x18

ISBN-13

9781137537010

Product ID

24707375

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