A General History of the Chinese in Singapore

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ID19924934
AuthorsChong Guan Kwa (Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore), Bak Lim Kua (Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan AssociationsSingapore)
Year2019
Publication date2019-06-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueGeneral History of the Chinese in Singapore (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWorld Scientific (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1142/11195
OpenAlexW2907320520
Open LibraryOL49261068M
ISBN9789813277632
LanguageEN
Citations received7

General History of the Chinese in Singapore documents over 700 years of Chinese history in Singapore, from Chinese presence in the region through the millennium-old Hokkien trading world to the waves of mass migration that came after the establishment of a British settlement, and through to the development and birth of the nation. Across 38 chapters and parts, readers are taken through the complex historical mosaic of Overseas Chinese social, economic and political activity in Singapore and the region, such as the development of maritime junk trade, plantation industries, and coolie labour, the role of different bangs, clan associations and secret societies as well as Chinese leaders, the diverging political allegiances including Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities and the National Salvation Movement leading up to the Second World War, the transplanting of traditional Chinese religions, the changing identity of the Overseas Chinese, and the developments in language and education policies, publishing, arts, and more

Ancient history · Asian Studies and History · History · Socioeconomic Development in Asia

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