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Chinese in Britain, 1800- Present: Economy, Transnationalism and Identity (Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History)
Chinese in Britain 1800 Present Economy Transnationalism and Identity - Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Author:Terence Gomez, Gregor Benton This study points up the complex and intricate interplay of ethnic and national identities in the lives of Chinese in Britain. A constant thread across two hundred years of Chinese presence has been the vigour of British national identity among migrants' descendants. This study argues that transnational studies reinforce essentialist conceptions... more » of identity and of cultural authenticity in diasporic communities, and thus frustrate the promotion of ethnic co-existence and social cohesion in multi-ethnic societies.« less