Dear China : emigrant letters and remittances, 1820-1980 /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Benton, Gregor (Author), Liu, Hong, 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Series:California scholarship online.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Emigrant remittances > China > 19th century.
Emigrant remittances > China > 20th century.
Chinese > Foreign countries > Correspondence.
Chinese > Foreign countries > History.
Envois de fonds des émigrants > Chine > 19e siècle.
Envois de fonds des émigrants > Chine > 20e siècle.
Chinois > Pays étrangers > Correspondance.
Chinois > Pays étrangers > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Chinese > Foreign countries.
Economic history.
Emigrant remittances.
China > Economic conditions.
Chine > Conditions économiques.
China.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The genealogy of qiaopi studies
  • The structure of the qiaopi trade and transnational networks
  • The qiaopi trade as a distinctive form of Chinese capitalism
  • Qiaopi geography
  • Qiaopi and modern Chinese economy and politics
  • Qiaopi, qiaoxiang, and charity
  • Qiaopi and European migrants' letters compared
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix : selected qiaopi and huipi letters.

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