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Rites of Belonging

- Memory, Modernity, and Identity in a Malaysian Chinese Community

Om Rites of Belonging

In what is today Malaysia, the British established George Town on Penang Island in 1786 and encouraged Chinese merchants and laborers to settle there. This book analyzes the relations between the Chinese and British and between the Chinese and Malays, focusing on the role of temples and religion in organizing Chinese social life.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780804744867
  • Format:
  • Inbunden
  • Sidor:
  • 336
  • Utgiven:
  • 19. februari 2004
  • Mått:
  • 152x229x24 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 572 g.
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Leveranstid: 2-4 veckor
Förväntad leverans: 18. december 2024

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In what is today Malaysia, the British established George Town on Penang Island in 1786 and encouraged Chinese merchants and laborers to settle there. This book analyzes the relations between the Chinese and British and between the Chinese and Malays, focusing on the role of temples and religion in organizing Chinese social life.

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