Qiaopi Trade and Transnational Networks in the Chinese Diaspora

Informationen zum Autor Gregor Benton is Emeritus Professor of History at Cardiff University, UK. Hong Liu is Tan Kah Kee Endowed Professor of Asian Studies and Chair of the School of Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Huimei Zhang is the Research Fellow at Nanyang Centre for Public Administration and Centre for Chinese Language and Culture, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Zusammenfassung This book examines the qiaopi from two interconnected perspectives. One views qiaopi from a political and institutional angle, the other from a financial and social angle. Taking an empirical approach, the contributors employ a wide range of primary sources in both Chinese and English. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Strongest Link: The Qiaopi Trade and Transnational Networks in the Chinese Diaspora, Gregor Benton, Hong Liu, Huimei Zhang 1. Entangled Loyalties: Qiaopi , Chinese Community Structures, and the State in Southeast Asia, Els van Dongen 2. Qiaopi and Politics in Modern China and the Chinese Diaspora, Gregor Benton, Hong Liu, Huimei Zhang 3. Migration and Home Remittances in the Financial Market Connecting Southeast Asia and South China, Takeshi Hamashita 4. Serving the National Interest, Lane J. Harris 5. The Evolution of the Qiaopi Trade, Junying Jia 6. The Operating Modes of the Qiaopi, Bozi Liu 7.Sex Scandals, Gold Mountain Guests' Wives, and Female Roles in the Siyi Qiaoxiang, Jin Liu 8. Jinxin: The remittance trade and enterprising Chinese Australians, 1850-1916, Mei-fen Kuo

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gregor (University of Cardiff Benton, Gregor Liu Benton
• Con la collaborazione di: Gregor Benton (Editore), Benton Gregor (Editore), Hong Liu (Editore), Huimei Zhang (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.05.2018
• EAN: 9781138081062
• ISBN: 978-1-138-08106-2
• Pagine: 184
• Serie: Chinese Worlds
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; China, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / China, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General