The Chinese People of South Africa. Freewheeling on the fringes

8vo; pictorial boards; pp. (x) + 129. Lower board slightly scuffed; tape stains to pastedowns; front free endpaper removed. Absent endpaper notwithstanding, very good condition. "The purpose of this book is to present, as simply and as clearly as possible, an introductory glimpse at the life of the Chinese people of South Africa. The text is based on research undertaken on the Chinese people of South Africa over the last five years. Detailed statistical analyses and elaborate theoretical and methodological discussions have, however, been omitted in view of the fact that those readers interested in detail can consult the research on which this book is based. Presented here are major trends and generalised images which will, hopefully, allow the reader not only to examine the position of the Chinese people in South Africa but also to assess the extent to which the South African Chinese have moved away from traditional Chinese culture and the extent to which they differ from overseas Chinese resident elsewhere abroad." £40.00