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Migration, Ethnic Relations and Chinese Business
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95Incorporating research carried out over the last twenty years, this book documents the personal and collective responses of Chinese migrants and refugees to the prejudice and discrimination they have experienced. Using case studies of Chinese communities in Canada, Chan explores the different defence mechanisms Chinese migrants have created in order... more...
Chinese Identities, Ethnicity and Cosmopolitanism
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Drawing upon wide-ranging case study material, the book explores the ever-changing personal and cultural identity of Chinese migrants and the diverse cosmopolitan communities they create. The various models of newly-forged communities are examined with the added dimension of personal identity and the individual's place in society. With particular... more...
East-West Identities
BRILL 2007; US$ 144.00While the economic forces shaping globalization are powerful, they are not immutable, nor are their effects predictable or necessarily overwhelming. Globalization brings with it a fear, a sense of loss and demise. It also brings with it a new sense of opportunity and hope. This book covers this topic in this spirit. more...
Social Stratification in Chinese Societies
BRILL 2009; US$ 138.00The annual is a venue of publication for sociological studies of Chinese societies and the Chinese all over the world. The main focus is on social transformations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the mainland, Singapore and Chinese overseas. more...
Charismatic Leadership in Singapore
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99This volume explores the nature of charisma as it accounts for the success of leaders. Charisma is deconstructed and illustrated through the "case studies" of three influential leaders in Singapore. Cultural issues are discussed and leadership qualities in general are explored. more...
Living Intersections: Transnational Migrant Identifications in Asia
Springer 2012; US$ 109.99Mobile Chinese Entrepreneurs
Springer 2011; US$ 99.99Mobile Chinese Entrepreneurs draws extensively on the narratives of sixteen small-to-medium business owners, born on the mainland, who have immigrated to Hong Kong and returned to their ancestral hometowns in China to establish their enterprises. For these executives, business and social life alike are marked by constant interplay of identities, such... more...
Doing Families in Hong Kong
BRILL 2009; US$ 151.00The annual is a venue of publication for sociological studies of Chinese societies and the Chinese all over the world. The main focus is on social transformations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the mainland, Singapore and Chinese overseas. more...









