The Political Structure of the Chinese Community in Cambodia: Volume 42

by W. E. Willmott

Overview

This field study of organized Chinese life in Cambodia, past and present, takes its place in the growing sociological literature on the overseas Chinese and, in a sense, transcends it. For it relates its conclusions on the evolution the structure of the Cambodian Chinese community to the evidence from other overseas Chinese communities, and moves on to a comparison between overseas Chinese social organization and the organization of cities in China. Cambodia, the overseas Chinese, and traditional China all stand illuminated.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367716646
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/31/2021
Series:	LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

W. E. Willmott is Associate Professor of anthropology in the University of British Columbia.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

2 Origins of the Congrégation System 9

3 The Congrégation System Under the French 18

4 Chinese Social Organization within the Congrégation 32

5 Alternative Centres of Power 46

6 The End of the Congrégations 58

7 The Rise of Voluntary Associations 70

8 Religious Aspects of Chinese Community Life 85

9 Economic Aspects of Chinese Community Life 105

10 Leadership in the Chinese Community in Phnom-Penh 111

11 Chinese Social Organization in Smaller Towns 137

12 Comparisons with Other Overseas Chinese Communities 141

13 Beyond a Conclusion 161

Appendices

I Statistics On The Chinese In Phnom-Penh And Siemréap 175

II Newspapers In Phnom-Penh, 1962-63 177

III The 'procession Of Gods' At Yuan-Xiao, 1963 178

List of Chinese Characters 181

List of Works Cited 193

Index 201

Map

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