Heirs of the bamboo : identity and ambivalence among the Eurasian Macanese /

Heirs of the bamboo : identity and ambivalence among the Eurasian Macanese /

"The reintegration of Macao into the People's Republic of China in 1999 transformed Macao into one of the gambling capitals of the world and was accompanied by unprecedented social changes that, ultimately, have redefined the Macanese identity. This book is about the Macanese living in Por...

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Main Author: Gaspar, Marisa C. (Author)
Other Authors: Roy, Roopanjali (Translator), Chun, Allen John Uck Lun, 1952- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Portuguese
Published: New York : Berghahn, 2020.
Edition:English-language edition.
Series:European anthropology in translation ; v. 8.
Subjects:
Macanese > Portugal > Ethnic identity.
Macau (China : Special Administrative Region) > Civilization.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Allen Chun
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Eurasians of Macao: Celebrating the Macanese 'Difference'
  • Chapter 2. Macanese Mnemonics: Genealogies and Palaces of Virtual Memory
  • Chapter 3. Eating the Past: Expressions of Nostalgia at PCB Events
  • Chapter 4. Our Cultural Heritage: Macanese Cuisine and the Patuá Theatre
  • Chapter 5. (De)Constructing the Macanese Self-Identity: A Strategic Ambivalence
  • Conclusion. Macao [Still] My Land?
  • References
  • Index.

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