The Qiaopi Trade and Transnational Networks in the Chinese Diaspora

ISBN-13: 9781138081062 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 184 str.

Gregor Benton; Hong Liu; Huimei Zhang

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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