Title:
A matter of honour : being Chinese in South Africa
Author:
Park, Yoon Jung.
ISBN:
9781770095687
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Auckland Park, South Africa : Jacana, 2008.
Physical Description:
x, 220 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents:
Sojourners to settlers : early constructions of Chinese identity in South Africa -- Apartheid-era constructions : white, non-white, and honorary white -- The symbolic centre : the influence of China, real and mythical -- Whitening and upward mobility : shifting race, class, and social position -- Our own little box : cultural and ethnic identity -- After apartheid : the impact of exclusion and globalisation on identity and 'home' -- Movements in and out of South Africa : new identity constructions.
Electronic Access:
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0904/2008472294-b.htmlPublisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0904/2008472294-d.html