Chinese in Africa - ''Chineseness'' and the Complexities of Identities

Chinese in Africa explores the complexities of identities and forms in which the Chinese Migrants in Africa express their 'Chineseness'.

In its study of the Chinese diaspora in Africa, the book eschews tendencies to compound the Chinese by showing their distinctiveness in terms of history, culture, identity, and adaptation mechanisms. It pushes beyond the boundaries of ethnic and cultural homogenisation based on a perceived 'Chinese' physiognomy. The diversity and hybridity of the Chinese identity and expressions of Chineseness explored in this book's seven chapters is essential to making sense of the historical and contemporary people to people engagements in Africa-China relations. The book brings together scholars from international relations, political science, sociology and area studies and draws from their field research and expertise in China and several African countries.

A multidisciplinary volume, Chinese in Africa will be invaluable to scholars, students and policymakers interested in identities, and expressions of those identities. The chapters originally published as a special issue of Asian Ethnicity.

Sommario

1. Chinese in Africa: 'Chineseness' and the complexities of identities Obert Hodzi  2. Nationalism, overseas Chinese state and the construction of 'Chineseness' among Chinese migrant entrepreneurs in Ghana Jinpu Wang and Ning Zhan  3. Understanding Chinese immigrants in Africa from the perspective of national identity Zhihang Wang  4. Chinese and 'self-segregation' in Africa Yan Hairong, Barry Sautman, Lu Yao  5. Gauging the dispositions between indigenes, Chinese and other immigrant traders in Ghana: towards a more inclusive society Kwaku Opoku Dankwah and Padmore Adusei Amoah  6. Chinese migrants and the politics of everyday life in Zimbabwe Simbarashe Gukurume  7. Rational or irrational? Understanding the uptake of 'made-in-China' products Mark Kwaku Mensah Obeng

Info autore

Obert Hodzi is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of Liverpool, UK. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Riassunto

Chinese in Africa explores the complexities of identities and forms in which the Chinese Migrants in Africa express their ‘Chineseness’.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Obert Hodzi, Obert (University of Liverpool Hodzi
• Con la collaborazione di: Obert Hodzi (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781032089362
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3208936-2
• Pagine: 144
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Nationalism, Society & culture: general, Politics & government, Migration, immigration & emigration, Regional Studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity