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Transpacific developments : the politics of multiple Chinas in Central America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeHart, Monica C. (Monica Christine) (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
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.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.