Taylor, Jeremy <br/><br/>
Chineseness and the Cold War  Contested Cultures and Diaspora in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong 

 -  Taylor & Francis  Routledge [Imprint]  2021 
 - 1 online resource (165 p.) 
 - Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia .
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<br/><br/> This book explores contested notions of "Chineseness" in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong during the Cold War, showing how competing ideas about "Chineseness" were an important ideological factor at play in the region. After providing an overview of the scholarship on "Chineseness" and "Diaspora", the book sheds light on specific case studies, through the lens of the "Chinese cultural Cold War", from Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaya, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. It provides detailed examples of competition for control of definitions of "Chineseness" by political or politically-oriented forces of diverse kinds, and shows how such competition was played out in bookstores, cinemas, music halls, classrooms, and even sports clubs and places of worship right across the region in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. The book also demonstrates how the legacies of these Cold War contestations continue to influence debates about Chinese influence -- and "Chineseness" -- in Southeast Asia and the wider region today. 
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<br/><br/><br/>eng 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781003211976 9781032078892 9781032078922 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.4324/9781003211976  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chinese diaspora.<br/>Chinese--Ethnic identity.--Southeast Asia<br/>Cold War--Social aspects.<br/>National characteristics, Chinese.<br/>Politics and culture--History--China--20th century.<br/>Chinois.<br/>Chinois--Identité ethnique--Asie du Sud-Est.<br/>Chinois--Pays étrangers.<br/>Guerre froide--Aspect social.<br/>Politique et culture--Histoire--Chine--20e siècle.<br/>Chinese diaspora<br/>Chinese--Ethnic identity<br/>Ethnic studies<br/>Interdisciplinary studies<br/>National characteristics, Chinese<br/>Politics and culture<br/>Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects<br/>Regional / International studies<br/>Social aspects<br/>Social groups, communities and identities<br/>Social research and statistics<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research<br/>Society and culture: general<br/>Society and Social Sciences<br/>Sociology and anthropology<br/>Sociology
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>broadcasting China Cold War United States