Diaspora at War : The Chinese of Singapore, between Empire and Nation, 1937-1945 (Chinese Overseas: History, Literature, and Society)

Koh, Ernest

Brill Academic Pub（2013/05発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 165 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789004174764
• DDC分類 305.89510595709044

Full Description

Much of what has been written on Singapore's wartime past is set against the Japanese invasion and occupation of the island. In Diaspora at War: The Chinese of Singapore between Empire and Nation 1937 - 1945, Ernest Koh maps a war history that is far wider in geographical and temporal scope. From the skies over Western Europe and the Mediterranean to the Burma Road, from the Atlantic Ocean to the cities of China, individuals and small groups of Chinese from the British colony worked, fought, and flew in a variety of fighting and labour units. Drawing from oral history accounts and archival sources, Koh recovers a rich and insightful historical reality that has long been submerged under the weight of a teleological national narrative.

Contents

Introduction
Chapter One: Nation, Remembrance, and Singapore's Second World Wars
Chapter Two: Britain, China, and the Creation of Chinese Diasporas in Malaya
Chapter Three: The Sino-Japanese War
Chapter Four: The Imperial War
Chapter Five: The Pacific War
Chapter Six: Forgotten Frames