Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia: The Eclectic Architecture of Sojourners and Settlers

by Ronald G. Knapp

Book Overview

Over a period of several years, noted Chinese cultural historian Ronald G. Knapp traveled throughout Southeast Asia, searching out homes built by the first generations of successful Chinese settlers during the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. In Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia , Knapp presents an eye-opening account of how Chinese migration into Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam spawned a unique...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804844798
• ISBN13: 9780804844796
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.9" x 11.7"