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 sojourning,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674002342
• ISBN13: 9780674002340
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.8"