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Rebuilding the Ancestral Village

Rebuilding the Ancestral Village

Khun Eng Kuah

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2023
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Sociedad y ciencias sociales
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9781032261607
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First published in 2010, this title discusses the relationship between one group of Singapore Chinese and their ancestral village in Fujian in China, exploring the various reasons why the Singapore Chinese want to maintain ties with their ancestral village and how they reproduce Chinese culture.

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