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Transpacific developments : the politics of multiple Chinas in Central America
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- Summary
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"This book offers an ethnographic study of the nature and stakes of contemporary Chinese development in Central America. It illuminates a long history of transpacific connections and the role of mu...
"This book offers an ethnographic study of the nature and stakes of contemporary Chinese development in Central America. It illuminates a long history of transpacific connections and the role of multiple Chinas-the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Chinese diasporic communities-in shaping the forms and expectations for regional development"--Provided by publisher.
Details
- Creator
- Monica DeHart
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021
- ©2021
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xv, 211 pages) : illustrations
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- ISBNs
- 9781501759444, 9781501759437, 9781501759451, 9781501759420, 1501759442, 1501759434
- OCLC
- on1245247247
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction: mapping multiple Chinas on the development landscape -- Transpacific assemblages: tracing development encounters over space and time -- Chinese diaspora: migration and the making of Central American modernity -- Taiwan: diplomatic, economic, and cultural associations with the 'Other China' -- Infrastructure: laying the groundwork for sovereignty and national identity -- Trade: brokering economic exchange across markets and cultures -- Corruption: hunting tigers and chopping chorizo across the Pacific -- Conclusion: locating development futures
Subjects
- International economic relations -- Political aspects -- Central America.
- Central America -- Foreign economic relations -- China.
- China -- Foreign economic relations -- Central America.
- Central America -- Foreign economic relations -- Taiwan.
- Taiwan -- Foreign economic relations -- Central America.
- Central America -- Foreign relations -- China.
- China -- Foreign relations -- Central America.
- Central America -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan.
- Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- Central America.