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Author : Michael R. Godley
Release : 2002-07-25
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Rating : 951/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Mandarin-Capitalists from Nanyang by : Michael R. Godley
Download or read book The Mandarin-Capitalists from Nanyang written by Michael R. Godley. This book was released on 2002-07-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the contribution of Chinese entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia to China's early modernization.
Author : Chu Meng Ong
Release : 2015-06-16
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 510/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Tan Lark Sye: Advocator And Founder Of Nanyang University by : Chu Meng Ong
Download or read book Tan Lark Sye: Advocator And Founder Of Nanyang University written by Chu Meng Ong. This book was released on 2015-06-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a record of Mr Tan Lark Sye's remarkable contribution to the founding of Nanyang University.Hailing from Jimei, Fujian Province of China, Mr Tan Lark Sye (1897 - 1972) was a leading rubber industrialist in Southeast Asia. Being a social activist, he believed in the value of education. As Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the 1950s, he fought for citizenship for the Chinese in Singapore, and for the Chinese language to be one of Singapore's official languages. Mr Tan's most outstanding contribution, however, was the initiating of the founding of Nanyang University in 1953. He donated SGD5 million, which was a colossal amount at the time, to its building fund, as well as 523 acres of land for its campus on behalf of the Hokkien Huay Kuan.This collection of essays is based on a Chinese publication in 1997 on the occasion of Mr Tan Lark Sye's centenary birthday by Nanyang University Alumni Association of Hong Kong. It contains essays by outstanding Nanyang graduates and speeches by Mr Tan. It elaborates on how Mr Tan advocated to establish the Nanyang University while facing various difficulties. It tells of the life stories of Mr Tan. It is a must-read for those interested in the history of Nanyang University and the legendary life of Mr Tan.
Author : Khoo Kheng Hor
Release : 2016-04-01
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Book Rating : 698/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Nanyang by : Khoo Kheng Hor
Download or read book Nanyang written by Khoo Kheng Hor. This book was released on 2016-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After two acclaimed novels, Taikor (nominated for the 2006 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award) and Mamasan, Malaysian storyteller Khoo Kheng-Hor now brings youthis epic novel, Nanyang. Today, many people around the world have heard of Malaysia and Singapore. But not many really knew that these two nations were once known as Nanyang, literally meaning the 'Southern Ocean', a name given by the early Chinese migrants who flocked there to escape war, poverty and famine and to seek their fortunes. In this absorbing historical saga, Khoo weaves an engaging tale linking the multiracial peoples who inhabit the two countries: the orang asli (i.e., the aborigines), the people from various parts of Southeast Asia collectively known as the Malays, the Chinese (migrants and Straits-born Peranakan), the Indians and of course, the Eurasians, descendants of intermarriages of the natives and the Europeans, such as the early Portuguese who came to colonise the wealthy Malacca Sultanate, before being chased out by the Dutch, who in turn were outmanoeuvred by the British, who thereafter systematically colonised the land that would be known as British Malaya and the Crown Colony of Singapore until they too were driven out by the invading Japanese. Here is the fascinating story of their relationships, as seen through the lives of four generations as they toiled and struggled for wealth and power, fought for their beliefs and freedom, and felt their hopes and dreams for their future and those of their offspring, as Nanyang became two separate fledgling nations.
Author : Brian C. Bernards
Release : 2016-01-01
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 15X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Writing the South Seas by : Brian C. Bernards
Download or read book Writing the South Seas written by Brian C. Bernards. This book was released on 2016-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postcolonial literature about the South Seas, or Nanyang, examines the history of Chinese migration, localization, and interethnic exchange in Southeast Asia, where Sinophone settler cultures evolved independently by adapting to their "New World" and mingling with native cultures. Writing the South Seas explains why Nanyang encounters, neglected by most literary histories, should be considered crucial to the national literatures of China and Southeast Asia.
Author : Anna Belogurova
Release : 2019-09-05
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 65X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Nanyang Revolution by : Anna Belogurova
Download or read book The Nanyang Revolution written by Anna Belogurova. This book was released on 2019-09-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking analysis of how the Malayan Communist Party helped forge a Malayan national identity, while promoting Chinese nationalism.
