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1. Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Diaspora

   Edited by Chee-Beng Tan

   With around 40 million people worldwide, the ethnic Chinese and the Chinese in diaspora form the largest diaspora in the world. The economic reform of China which began in the late 1970s marked a huge phase of migration from China, and the new migrants, many of whom were well educated,...

   Published November 5th 2012 by Routledge
2. Chinese Transnational Networks

   Edited by Chee-Beng Tan

   Series: Chinese Worlds

   The Chinese overseas have long been relevant to China, especially to qiaoxiang, and vice-versa. Qiaoxiang refers to regions from where emigrants migrated overseas, where there are therefore ties with Chinese communities overseas. Unlike most other works, which cover either China or ...

   Published July 23rd 2009 by Routledge
3. Food and Foodways in Asia

   Resource, Tradition and Cooking

   Edited by Sidney Cheung, Chee-Beng Tan

   Series: Anthropology of Asia

   Food is an important cultural marker of identity in contemporary Asian societies, and can provide a medium for the understanding of social relations, family and kinship, class and consumption, gender ideology, and cultural symbolism. However, a truly comprehensive view of food cannot neglect the...

   Published April 14th 2009 by Routledge