Introduction (Personal Names in Asia: History, Culture and Identity)

Anthony Reid; Charles J-H Macdonald

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Introduction (Personal Names in Asia: History, Culture and Identity)

Anthony Reid, Charles J-H Macdonald

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Most denizens of what passes for the “International Community” presume that there is a normative global system, comprising a family name and one or more given names. Most countries and international organizations require new members to fill out a form on that basis. We know that important national systems in Asia list the family name first, and those of European derivation list it last, but that is understood as a variation of a fundamental system, “natural” in its universality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Personal Names in Asia: History, Culture and Identity
Editors	Zheng Yangwen and Charles J-H MacDonald
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	NUS Press
Pages	1-20
Volume	1
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9789971693800
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1qv2k0.5
Publication status	Published - 2010

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