Chinese in the Caribbean - Hardcover

Andrew R. Wilson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558763147 ISBN 13: 9781558763142

Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

he history of the Caribbean is a history of migrations. The peoples of the region came as conquerors and planters, slaves and indentured laborers from all parts of the globe. Each group contributed to the social fabric, culture, and commerce of the region. The Chinese diaspora has spread Chinese people and culture around the world, including to the Caribbean, where Chinese exist both as distinct ethnic groups within Caribbean societies and as shapers of unique Caribbean cultures. The book describes not merely the arrival and experience of Chinese in the Caribbean but also the ways in which Chinese have adapted to and altered the region. Included are the histories of Chinese people in Cuba, Jamaica, Panama, and the British West Indies, and overcame, their slow rise to economic independence and success, their contribution to art, theater, cuisine, and literature, their roles in the region's national revolutions, their place in post-colonial politics, and the subsequent remigrations of individuals, families, and entire communitites to North America.

About this title

About the Author:

A ndrew Wilson, United States Naval War College, is the author of Ambition and Identity: Chinese Merchant Elites in Colonial Manila, 1880-1916.

About this edition

• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1558763147
• ISBN 13: 9781558763142
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 230
• Editor: Andrew R. Wilson