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Dear China : Emigrant Letters and Remittances, 1820-1980 /

"Qiaopi is one of several names given to the 'silver letters' Chinese emigrants sent home in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These letters-cum-remittances document the changing history of the diaspora in different parts of the world and different periods, and its ties to China...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Benton, Gregor (Autor), Liu, Hong, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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