{"product_id":"diaspora-and-trust-9780822360735","title":"Diaspora and Trust","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDiaspora and Trust\u003c\/i\u003e Adrian H. Hearn proposes a new paradigm for economic development in Mexico and Cuba that is predicated on the development of trust among the state, society, and each nation's resident Chinese diaspora communities, lest they get left behind in the twenty-first century economy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hearn renders a book that is well researched, refined, important, and timely. Most impressive of all, \u003ci\u003eDiaspora and Trust\u003c\/i\u003e is accessible without lacking complexity or sophistication. It will appeal to academics and nonacademics equally.\" -- Dalia Antonia Muller * New West Indian Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\"An important book. . . . \u003ci\u003eDiaspora and Trust\u003c\/i\u003e deserves thoughtful consideration from scholars of Asia's transpacific communities as well as those who study immigration, anthropology, and history.\" -- Grace Pena Delgado * Journal of Chinese Overseas *\u003cbr\u003e\"A unique blending of macrolevel economic analysis and microlevel ethnographic work, Adrian Hearn moves fluidly between different scales of analysis, steeping readers in a discussion of international trade agreements and shifting national economic policies, while inviting them into the ramshackle building of a Chinese association in Havana’s barrio chino, or a Tijuana taxi cab where local actors humanize statistics and acronyms. . . . Well researched, refined, important, and timely. Most impressive of all, \u003ci\u003eDiaspora and Trust\u003c\/i\u003e is accessible without lacking complexity or sophistication. It will appeal to academics and nonacademics equally.\" -- Dalia Antonia Muller * New West Indian Guide *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations  vii   Acknowledgments  ix   Introduction  1   1. Cuba, China, and the Long March to the Market  29   2. Mexico, China, and the Politics of Trust  65   3. Havana's Chinatown and the Quest for Synergy  99   4. Trust and Treachery in Mexico's Chinese Diaspora  163   Conclusion. China and the Future of History  209   Notes  223   References  227   Index  255","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406093689175,"sku":"9780822360735","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822360735.jpg?v=1730494502","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/diaspora-and-trust-9780822360735","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}