A Baba Bibliography - Business & Enterprise   Tags: peranakan  

Though many of the Baba pioneers and leaders gained their wealth and established themselves through trade and enterprise, few articles address this aspect of the Babas specifically. Generally studies of Chinese businesses in Nanyang do not differentiate between the Babas and the rest of the Chinese until recently[1]. Although there is mention of early trade, employment[2] and businesses of the Straits Chinese at the turn of the century, most of the listed articles in this category examines the transformation of Baba culture into a profitable enterprise in the late 20^th century.

Whether they are restaurants, Baba artefact or a skill, they review the marketability of Baba culture and the consumerisation of their material culture. Related discussion of antique and nonyaware sales are found mainly in Material Culture.