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De Chinese gemeenschap van Batavia, 1843-1865 : een onderzoek naar het Kong Koan-archief / Chen Menghong

Chen, Menghong,i1967- [Verfasser]

[Leiden] : Leiden University Press, 2011

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 241 pages) : Illustrations, portrait

Studies in Overseas History

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-233) and index

978-94-006-0051-5 ; 94-006-0051-8 ; 978-90-8728-133-5

The Kong Koan (Chinese Council) of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) was a historical phenomenon of great significance to the local Chinese society. This institution constitutes the sole existing Chinese-language archives of a centuries-old overseas Chinese urban community.