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Title Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850-1949.

Publication Info. HK : Hong Kong University Press, 2020.

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Description 1 online resource (235 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Crossing Seas Ser.
Crossing Seas Ser.
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Summary Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850-1949 sheds new light on the history of charity among Chinese overseas and its place in the history of charity in China and in the wider history of global philanthropy. It finds that diaspora charity, besides serving traditional functions of helping the sick and destitute and supporting development in China, helped to build trust among dispersed hometown networks while challenging color boundaries in host societies by contributing to wider social causes. The book shows that charitable activities among the ""Gold Rush"" communities of the.
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Subject Charities -- China -- History.
Charities.
China.
History.
Chinese diaspora.
Chinese diaspora.
China -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Emigration and immigration.
China -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects.
Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Fitzgerald, John.
Yip, Hon-ming.
Other Form: Print version: John, Fitzgerald. Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850-1949. HK : Hong Kong University Press, 2020 9789888528929
ISBN 9789888528929 (electronic book)
9888528920
9888528262
9789888528264