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Subject(s)

• Chinese—Cuba—History—20th century [Browse]
• Chinese—Cuba—Social conditions—20th century [Browse]
• Chinese—Cuba—Ethnic identity [Browse]
• Cuba—Emigration and immigration—History—20th century [Browse]
• Immigrants—Cuba—History—20th century [Browse]
• Cuba—Ethnic relations [Browse]

Author

• Castillo Santana, Mario, 1975- [Browse]

Editor

• Kenley, David L., 1968- [Browse]

Translator

• Lorenzen, Charla Neuroth [Browse]

Series

• Chinese overseas ; v. 11. [More in this series]
• Chinese overseas: history, literature, and society ; volume 11 [More in this series]

Summary note

In 'Contested Community', the authors analyze the Chinese immigrant community in Cuba between the years 1900?1968. While popular literature of the era portrayed the diasporic group as a closed, inassimilable ethnic enclave, closer inspection instead reveals numerous economic, political, and ethnic divisions. As with all organizations, asymmetrical power relations permeated Havana?s Barrio Chino and the larger Chinese Cuban community. The authors of 'Contested Community' use difficult-to-access materials from Cuba?s national archive to offer a unique and insightful interpretation of a little-understood immigrant group.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.

Contents

• Capitalist expansion, Republican legislation, and Chinese immigration
• Commercial relations in the Chinese community of Havana
• Chinese institutions in Havana: community and ethnic identity
• Alternatives to the monopoly of ethnic identity: the forgotten Chinese
• Economic crisis and World War: group protection and integration strategies, 1931-1949
• Between two revolutions: the politics and economics of the Chinese community, 1949-1959
• Political crisis and institutional change: the Cuban Revolution in the Chinese community of Havana, 1959-1968
• Conclusion.

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ISBN

• 9789004339132 ((hardback ; : alk. paper))
• 9004339132 ((hardback ; : alk. paper))

OCLC

967857780

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