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Transnational Chinese
Pieke, Frank N.; Nyiri, Pal; Thuno, Mette; Ceccagno, Antonella
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Description for Transnational Chinese
hardcover. This book investigates the origins and mechanics of recent Chinese migration, focusing on the work and life of Fujianese migrants in the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Italy, and exploring the many transnational spaces that connect Fujianese across Europe, the United States, and China. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 illustrations, 3 maps, references, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
In the 1990s, societies across the world were confronted with a sudden mass inflow of Chinese migrants. Transnational Chinese investigates the global nature of this migration by focusing on one of the fastest growing groups of new Chinese international migrants: those from Fujian province in southern China. It specifically focuses on Fujianese migration to Europe, where a broad range of immigration regimes has provided various incentives and disincentives that have influenced their migratory patterns across the continent. Applying intensive, multisited fieldwork research in the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Italy, as well as sending areas in Fujian, Transnational Chinese investigates the ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804749947
SKU
V9780804749947
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Ref
99-1
About Pieke, Frank N.; Nyiri, Pal; Thuno, Mette; Ceccagno, Antonella
Frank N. Pieke is University Lecturer in the Modern Politics and Society of China and a Fellow of St. Cross College, University of Oxford. Pál Nyíri is Senior Fellow in the Humanities Center at Central European University, Budapest. Mette Thunø is Associate Professor at the Department of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen. Antonella Ceccagno is Researcher of Chinese Language and ... Read more
Reviews for Transnational Chinese
"Overall, this is a refreshing book . . . It provides an interesting argument about Chinese globalization by examining Fujianese migration to Europe."—Canadian Journal of Sociology Online "This book has a lot to offer to scholars on contemporary China who are following the discussion on Chinese globalization, and to specialists on the Chinese diaspora who are seeing the subject transform ... Read more