Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Editor's Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Illustrations xiii
5. Tables xv
6. A Note on Conventions in the Text, Tables, and Maps xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. The Origins and Historiography of the Hakkas 19
9. PART ONE Migration, Ethnicity, and Nationalism Among the Lingnan Hakkas
10. 2. Hakka Migrations in Lingnan and the Southeast Coast 39
11. 3. The Formation of the Hakka Ethos in the Nineteenth Century 69
12. 4. Ethnicity and Nationalism in the Twentieth Century 83
13. PART Two The Pengmin: Migration, Ethnicity, and the State
14. 5. The Pengmin and Government Policies Toward Migration 97
15. 6. Pengmin Migration to the Gan Yangzi Region 109
16. 7. Ethnic Conflict in the Gan Yangzi 129
17. 8. Environmental Degradation: The Pengmin in the Lower Yangzi 147
18. 9. Frontier Society: The Pengmin in the Hanshui Basin 163
19. Notes 181
20. Publications by Sow- Theng Leong 201
21. Bibliography 203
22. Character List 221
23. Index 227