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Book SynopsisDiaspora Space-Time explores the transformations of Pine Mansiona Shenzhen former emigrant communityand its members'' changing relationship with their diaspora around the world. For more than a century, inhabitants of Shenzhen''s villages have migrated to Southeast Asia, the Pacific, North and South America, and Europe. With China''s economic global ascendancy, these villages no longer consist of peasants dependent on their rich overseas relatives. As the villages have become part of the special economic zone of Shenzhen, the megacity that embodies China''s rise, emigration has waned.
Lineage ties have long been central in choosing migration destinations and channeling donations to village projects. After China''s reopening, Shenzhen''s villagers used diaspora as a resource to participate in the city''s booming economy and to reestablish and protect their ritual sites against government plans. As overseas financial contributions diminish and diasporic rela
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Overall, this book presents a compelling case study of Overseas Chinese and contributes to the field of diaspora studies in two signi!cant ways.
* China Perspectives *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Shenzhen and the Diasporic Relationship
1. A Globalized Lineage
2. The Shifting Landscape of Donations
3. Collective Funds and the Moral Economy of Surplus
4. Saving the Ancestral Sites, Mobilizing for the Public Good
5. Reversed Feng Shui and Sociodicies of (Im)mobility
6. Ritual Renewal and Spatiotemporal Fusion
7. Returning to One's Roots through Journeys and Quests
8. Global Brotherhood without Close Kin
Conclusion: Chinese Globalization and the Changing Value of Scales
