Political Participation and Ethnic Minorities: Chinese Overseas in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States

ISBN-13: 9780415924467 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 248 str.

Amy L. Freedman

Opis

From New York city's Chinatown to urban Indonesia, there are 50 million ethnic Chinese living outside of China. Their strong sense of community, along with their considerable economic clout, makes them a compelling group with which to study immigrant political participation. This study examines the hows and whys of Chinese overseas political activity in these three diverse countries.

Spis treści

1 INTRODUCTION 2 THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND INFLUENCE 3 MALAYSIA: INSTITUTIONALIZED PARTICIPATION 4 SUHARTO’S INDONESIA: OUTSIDERS TIED TO THE PALACE 5 CHINESE IN THE UNITED STATES 6 SUBURBANIZATION: CHINESE IN MONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNIA 7 NEW YORK: THE CITY OF ETHNIC POLITICS

O autorze

Amy L. Freedman is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Franklin and Marshall College. She received both her Ph.D. in comparative politics and international relations from New York University.