International Handbook of Chinese Families
International Handbook of Chinese Families Chan Kwok-bun, editorThe globalization and mobility trends of recent years continue to add new layers of nuances to the already diverse human experience.Nowhere is this clearer than the Chinese diaspora in the Pa
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Chan Kwok-bun Editor
International Handbook of Chinese Families
Editorial Assistants Chan Wai-wan Dick Chong Tik-man Joyce Chan Wai-man
Editor Chan Kwok-bun Chan Institute of Social Studies (CISS) Hong Kong, China
ISBN 978-1-4614-0265-7 ISBN 978-1-4614-0266-4 (ebook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-0266-4 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012951051 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
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Introduction: Hegemony, Universality and the Dialectics of “Being Chinese” and the Family ................................................ Chan Kwok-bun and Chan Nin
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Part I: Mobility and Family 2
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A Family Affair: Migration, Dispersal and the Emergent Identity of the Chinese Cosmopolitan .......................................... Chan Kwok-bun
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The Politics of Migrant Family Drama: Mainland Chinese Immigrants in Singapore ............................................................... Chan Kwok-bun and Seet Chia Sing
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Reforming Family Among Remigrants: Hongkongers Come Home .................................................................................... Nan M. Sussman
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Social Networks and Family Relations in Return Migration ..
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