Although the Chinese form only a small fraction of the population of
Southeast Asia, they are a minority of crucial importance to the future
of many countries, for they control much of the commercial economy of
the region. Studies have been published on the Chinese in Thailand,
Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. This book is the first study
of the Chinese in Cambodia. The author is an anthropologist, but the
book is not written from that perspective alone; it examines the
position of the Chinese in Cambodian society from the historical, the
economic, the legal, and the demographic points of view as well.
Southeast Asia, they are a minority of crucial importance to the future
of many countries, for they control much of the commercial economy of
the region. Studies have been published on the Chinese in Thailand,
Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. This book is the first study
of the Chinese in Cambodia. The author is an anthropologist, but the
book is not written from that perspective alone; it examines the
position of the Chinese in Cambodian society from the historical, the
economic, the legal, and the demographic points of view as well.
It will be of interest to all studies of Southeast Asia and to many
students of Chinese social organization.
RELATED TOPICS:
Anthropology, Asian Studies, China Studies, Critical Race Studies, Political Science, Southeast Asia Studies
William E. Willmott is an Associate Professor ofAnthropology and Lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of BritishColumbia.
Acknowledgements
Technical Notes
Introduction
1 Demographic Features ofthe Chinese in Cambodia
2 The Ethnic Status of theChinese in Cambodia
3 The Economic Position ofthe Chinese in Cambodia
4 The Legal Status of theChinese in Cambodia
5 Social Organisation ofthe Chinese Community
6 Emerging and MergingElites in Cambodia
Appendix I: The Process of Estimating the Chinese Population ofCambodia
Appendix II: Using the 1961 Census Material for Studies ofEthnicity
List of Chinese Characters
Bibliography
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