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Diasporic Chinese Ventures: The Life and Work of Wang Gungwu

Diasporic Chinese Ventures: The Life and Work of Wang Gungwu Asian Journal of Social Science 35 (2007) 266–280 www.brill.nl/ajss Book Reviews Gregor Benton and Hong Liu, eds. (2004) Diasporic Chinese Ventures: Th e Life and Work of Wang Gungwu , London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 246 pages. ISBN 0–415– 33142–0. Ethnic Chinese living outside China have gone through many critical changes. Nationalist frameworks and appeals generated from China and countries of residence have been condi- tioning the mentality and behaviour of ethnic Chinese who basically demonstrated a shift of identity from sojourners, longing to return to China, to settlers, sinking roots into the places where they are living and have offspring. On the other hand, globalizing forces have been posing challenges to those nationalistic models that tie ethnic Chinese to a particular country and make them more mobile and flexible with transnational activities transcending political boundaries. Th ese changes are particularly evident in the twentieth century, with some still unfold- ing until the present. Born in 1930 in Indonesia to a Chinese sojourner’s family and now an eminent scholar with shining administrative records in Malaysia, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, Wang Gungwu himself has lived through these critical changes and turbu- lent times that ethnic Chinese have experienced. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Journal of Social Science Brill

Diasporic Chinese Ventures: The Life and Work of Wang Gungwu

Asian Journal of Social Science , Volume 35 (2): 266 – Jan 1, 2007

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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1568-4849
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1568-5314
DOI
10.1163/156853107X203478
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Asian Journal of Social Science 35 (2007) 266–280 www.brill.nl/ajss Book Reviews Gregor Benton and Hong Liu, eds. (2004) Diasporic Chinese Ventures: Th e Life and Work of Wang Gungwu , London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 246 pages. ISBN 0–415– 33142–0. Ethnic Chinese living outside China have gone through many critical changes. Nationalist frameworks and appeals generated from China and countries of residence have been condi- tioning the mentality and behaviour of ethnic Chinese who basically demonstrated a shift of identity from sojourners, longing to return to China, to settlers, sinking roots into the places where they are living and have offspring. On the other hand, globalizing forces have been posing challenges to those nationalistic models that tie ethnic Chinese to a particular country and make them more mobile and flexible with transnational activities transcending political boundaries. Th ese changes are particularly evident in the twentieth century, with some still unfold- ing until the present. Born in 1930 in Indonesia to a Chinese sojourner’s family and now an eminent scholar with shining administrative records in Malaysia, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore, Wang Gungwu himself has lived through these critical changes and turbu- lent times that ethnic Chinese have experienced.

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Published: Jan 1, 2007

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