Chinese Migrants and Internationalism: Forgotten Histories, 1917-1945

by Gregor Benton

Book Overview

The transnational and diasporic dimensions of early Chinese migrant politics opened in the late nineteenth century when Chinese radical groups bent on overthrowing the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) vied with one another to win Chinese overseas to their modernizing projects, and immigrants who had suffered discrimination welcomed their proposals. The radicals' concentration on Chinese communities abroad as outposts of Chinese politics and culture strengthened...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415666457
• ISBN13: 9780415666459
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"