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A Matter of Honour

Being Chinese in South Africa

Yoon Jung Park

The South African-born Chinese community is a tiny one, consisting of 10,000 to 12,000 members in a population of approximately 45 million. Throughout much of the history of this race-conscious country, the community has been ignored or neglected, and officially classed along with people of mixed race or with Indians in the South African category of 'Asiatic'.
Shaped by both external and internal forces, Chinese identities in South Africa are beginning to receive more media and scholarly attention as China's aid, trade, and investment in Africa grow and large numbers of new Chinese immigrants stream into South Africa and other African states. A Matter of Honour examines the shifting social, ethnic, racial, and national identities of Chinese South Africans over time. Using concepts of identity, ethnicity, race, nationalism, and transnationalism, and drawing on comparisons with other overseas Chinese communities, it explores the multi-layered identities of the South African group and analyses the ways in which their identities have altered with each generation. Park's study breaks away from the often narrow enquiries into ethnic and national identity in South Africa, offering valuable new perspectives on this shifting terrain of study.
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Lexington Books / Jacana Media
Pages: 248 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-0-7391-3553-2 • Hardback • May 2009 • $128.00 • (£98.00)
978-1-4616-3269-6 • eBook • May 2009 • $121.50 • (£94.00)
Series: AsiaWorld
Subjects: Social Science / Minority Studies, Social Science / Regional Studies
Yoon Jung Park is senior researcher in the Centre for Sociological Research at the University of Johannesburg.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Chapter One: Sojourners to Settlers: Early Constructions of Chinese Identity in South Africa
Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Apartheid-Era Constructions: White, Non-White, and Honorary White
Chapter 4 Chapter Three: The Symbolic Centre: The Influence of China, Real and Mythical
Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Whitening and Upward Mobility: Shifting Race, Class, and Social Position
Chapter 6 Chapter Five: Our Own Little Box: Cultural and Ethnic Identity
Chapter 7 Chapter Six: After Apartheid: The Impact of Exclusion and Globalisation on Identity and 'Home'
Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Movements in and out of South Africa: New Identity Constructions
Chapter 9 Conclusion

A Matter of Honour

Being Chinese in South Africa

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Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • The South African-born Chinese community is a tiny one, consisting of 10,000 to 12,000 members in a population of approximately 45 million. Throughout much of the history of this race-conscious country, the community has been ignored or neglected, and officially classed along with people of mixed race or with Indians in the South African category of 'Asiatic'.
    Shaped by both external and internal forces, Chinese identities in South Africa are beginning to receive more media and scholarly attention as China's aid, trade, and investment in Africa grow and large numbers of new Chinese immigrants stream into South Africa and other African states. A Matter of Honour examines the shifting social, ethnic, racial, and national identities of Chinese South Africans over time. Using concepts of identity, ethnicity, race, nationalism, and transnationalism, and drawing on comparisons with other overseas Chinese communities, it explores the multi-layered identities of the South African group and analyses the ways in which their identities have altered with each generation. Park's study breaks away from the often narrow enquiries into ethnic and national identity in South Africa, offering valuable new perspectives on this shifting terrain of study.
Details
Details
  • Lexington Books / Jacana Media
    Pages: 248 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
    978-0-7391-3553-2 • Hardback • May 2009 • $128.00 • (£98.00)
    978-1-4616-3269-6 • eBook • May 2009 • $121.50 • (£94.00)
    Series: AsiaWorld
    Subjects: Social Science / Minority Studies, Social Science / Regional Studies
Author
Author
  • Yoon Jung Park is senior researcher in the Centre for Sociological Research at the University of Johannesburg.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
    Chapter 2 Chapter One: Sojourners to Settlers: Early Constructions of Chinese Identity in South Africa
    Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Apartheid-Era Constructions: White, Non-White, and Honorary White
    Chapter 4 Chapter Three: The Symbolic Centre: The Influence of China, Real and Mythical
    Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Whitening and Upward Mobility: Shifting Race, Class, and Social Position
    Chapter 6 Chapter Five: Our Own Little Box: Cultural and Ethnic Identity
    Chapter 7 Chapter Six: After Apartheid: The Impact of Exclusion and Globalisation on Identity and 'Home'
    Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Movements in and out of South Africa: New Identity Constructions
    Chapter 9 Conclusion

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