This study points up the complex interplay of ethnic and national identities in the lives of Chinese in Britain, arguing that transnational studies reinforce essentialist conceptions of identity and cultural authenticity in diasporic communities, and thus frustrate the promotion of ethnic co-existence and social cohesion in multi-ethnic societies.
| ISBN: | 9780230296411 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2011 |
| Author: | Gregor Benton, Edmund Terence Gomez |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 470 pages |
| Series: | The Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series |
| Genres: |
European history Ethnic groups and multicultural studies Social and cultural history Population and migration geography Migration, immigration and emigration Asian history History |