The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas
General Editor: Lynn Pan
Archipelago Press Landmark Books, 1998
ISBN 981-3018-92-5 399 pages, Hardcover
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The First Comprehensive Study of the Global Chinese Disapora, The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas, was produced under the aegis of the Chinese Heritage Centre. Over 50 of the world's most eminent scholars and writers have assembled for the first time the great patchwork which makes up the Chinese diaspora.

Throughout the world there are communities which identify themselves as Chinese. Depicted in this book are the currents of history, the economic and political forces, the personal hopes and ambitions, that carried them from China to almost every part of the globe.

The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas, which includes details profiles of 37 Chinese communities, is a masterly survey of a key aspect of world history. Essential reading for all those who can trace their roots to China, it is written also for a much wider audience, and will reveal insights into the history of human experience and achievement.