The Chinese Overseas: From Earthbound China to the Quest for Autonomy

by Gungwu Wang and Wang Gungwu

Book Overview

The Chinese overseas now number 25 to 30 million, yet the 2,000-year history of Chinese attempts to venture abroad and the underlying values affecting that migration have never before been presented in a broad overview. Despite centuries of prohibition against leaving the land and traveling and settling overseas, the "earthbound" Chinese--first traders, then peasants and workers--eventually found new sources of livelihood abroad. The practice of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067400986X
• ISBN13: 9780674009868
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.5" x 7.3"