Heirs of the Bamboo : identity and ambivalence among the Eurasian Macanese

Heirs of the Bamboo identity and ambivalence among the Eurasian Macanese

Foreword / Allen Chun -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Eurasians of Macao: Celebrating the Macanese 'Difference' -- Chapter 2. Macanese Mnemonics: Genealogies and Palaces of Virtual Memory -- Chapter 3. Eating the Past: Expressions of Nostalgia at PCB Events -- Chapter 4. Our Cultural Her...

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1. Verfasser: Gaspar, Marisa C. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Roy, Roopanjali (ÜbersetzerIn), Chun, Allen John Uck Lun (VerfasserIn eines Geleitwortes)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, Oxford Berghahn Books 2020
Schriftenreihe:European anthropology in translation Volume 8
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Macanese > Ethnic identity > Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) > Civilization > China > Macao > Eurasier > Ethnische Identität > Soziales Netzwerk
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Zusammenfassung:Foreword / Allen Chun -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Eurasians of Macao: Celebrating the Macanese 'Difference' -- Chapter 2. Macanese Mnemonics: Genealogies and Palaces of Virtual Memory -- Chapter 3. Eating the Past: Expressions of Nostalgia at PCB Events -- Chapter 4. Our Cultural Heritage: Macanese Cuisine and the Patuá Theatre -- Chapter 5. (De)Constructing the Macanese Self-Identity: A Strategic Ambivalence -- Conclusion. Macao [Still] My Land? -- References -- Index.
"The reintegration of Macao into the People's Republic of China in 1999 transformed Macao into one of the gambling capitals of the world and was accompanied by unprecedented social changes that, ultimately, have redefined the Macanese identity. This book is about the Macanese living in Portugal and their intimate social networks in loco and interactions with their counterparts in Macao and elsewhere in the diaspora, by the use of Internet. Memory and ambivalence, deeply associated with kinship, language, food and heritage, are the cornerstones of this research, which overturns colonial stereotypes and concepts of Macanese cultural purity"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiii, 214 Seiten
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ISBN:9781789208917
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