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Chinese Migrations [Elektronische Ressource] : The Movement of People, Goods, and Ideas over Four Millennia

Lary, Diana,i1941-

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012

255 p.

Critical Issues in World and International History

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This succinct, readable introduction to Chinese migration traces the huge population movements both within China and beyond its borders over thousands of years. Distinguished historian Diana Lary explores these migrations and the key roles they have played in Chinese history. She sees migration as a broad spectrum of movement, from short-term and short-range to permanent and long-range, and as a powerful vehicle for the transfer of commodities, culture, religion, and political influence. Her book will be compelling for all readers who want to understand the context for the pr...