Many books have been written about the Chinese in Southeast Asia, but very few, if any, are written specifically about the multi-ethnic descendants of Chinese immigrants. This book is not about the diaspora per se of Chinese in Southeast Asia but about the impact of intermarriage between Chinese immigrants and the natives, that is, the intermingling of blood and the offspring from such unions - the influence they wielded on the society and environment they chose to live in. The book is in very good clean condition with little shelf wear apart from some rubbing to the top corners of the back board resulting in some surface loss. Internally the pages are clean and unmarked and the binding is tight.