The world in Guangzhou : Africans and other foreigners in south China's global marketplace /
Only decades ago, the population of Guangzhou was almost wholly Chinese. Today, it is a truly global city, a place where people from around the world go to make new lives, find themselves, or further their careers. A large number of these migrants are small-scale traders from Africa who deal in Chin...
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2017].
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction. What this book is about ; Impressions of Guangzhou ; A brief history of foreigners in Guangzhou ; Foreign places in Guangzhou ; How this book's research was done
- 2. Foreigners in Guangzhou. "The Chinese dream" : stories of eight foreigners ; Rich foreigner, poor foreigner ; Race and money ; Foreign communities : Japanese and Nigerians ; The power of rumor ; Foreigners' attitudes toward China and Chinese
- 3. African-Chinese relations. African traders in Guangzhou : an overview ; Business deception and cheating ; Quarrels between Africans and Chinese ; Chinese views of Africans ; African views of Chinese
- 4. Low-end globalization. Low-end globalization/high-end globalization ; How low-end globalization works : sourcing, money, copies, and customs ; Accounts of low-end globalization ; Low-end globalization's circuits
- 5. Legal-illegal in Guangzhou. Two paths, legal and illegal ; Visa and passport worries, jail and deportation ; Police ; Accounts of overstayers and friends
- 6. Logistics agents, middlemen, and cultural brokers. Logistics agents ; Middleman ; Cultural brokers ; Accounts of logistics agents, middlemen, and cultural brokers
- 7. Religion in a foreign world. "I believe in God but Chinese believe in gold" ; Islam in comparison to Christianity ; Christian churches ; Accounts of religious seekers ; Religion : implications
- 8. Romance, love, marriage, and families : a Chinese Barack Obama? "African Chinese" ; The travails of Chinese-African romantic relationships ; Children ; Accounts of marriages
- Conclusion: The larger significance of Africans in China.