Chinese Migrant Networks and Cultural Change - Peru, Chicago, and Hawaii 1900-1936

Inspired by recent work on diaspora and cultural globalization, Adam McKeown asks in this new book: How were the experiences of different migrant communities and hometowns in China linked together through common networks? "Chinese Migrant Networks and Cultural Change argues that the political and economic activities of Chinese migrants can best be understood by taking into account their links to each other and China through a transnational perspective. Despite their very different histories, Chinese migrant families, businesses, and villages were connected through elaborate networks and shared institutions that stretched across oceans and entire continents. Through small towns in Qing and Republican China, thriving enclaves of businesses in South Chicago, broad-based associations of merchants and traders in Peru, and an auspicious legacy of ancestors in Hawaii, migrant Chinese formed an extensive system that made cultural and commercial exchange possible.

About the author

Adam McKeown is an assistant professor of history at Northeastern University.

Summary

Inspired by recent work on diaspora and cultural globalization, this text argues that the political and economic activities of Chinese migrants can be best understood by taking into account their links to one another and China through a transnational perspective.

Product details

• Authors: Adam McKeown, McKeown Adam
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2001
• EAN: 9780226560250
• ISBN: 978-0-226-56025-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; China, Hawaii, Peru, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Illinois, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / China, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social and cultural history, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Social and cultural anthropology, Asian History, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Hawaiian Islands, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, Hawaii / Hawaiʻi (State of)