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This book presents the history of Chinese migrations to Europe within a “transcalar glocal” perspective. That is, it moves between international, national, and local levels of analysis to describe the different constraints Chinese migrants deal with in their lives. It problematizes and complicates ethnicity and identity and refers to controversial concepts like Roman-ness and Chinese-ness, used as identity signifiers. Ultimately, by presenting the lives of ethnic Chinese living in Italy in both global and local context, this book hopes to show the value of a "glocal" oral history of Chinese migrations.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction.- 2. Chinese Migrations in a Global Context.- 3. Oral Accounts of Chinese Migrations to Italy: A History of Translocality.- 4. Problematizing Chinatown.- 5. Roman Theater: Italians verses 'Others'.- 6. Historical "Fact Checking": Chronicles and Legacies of the Esquiline.- 7. Once Upon A Time in China: Reverberations of Identities.- 8. Epilogue: Toward a Glocal Oral History.

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      Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
      Publication Date: 25/09/2022
      ISBN13: 9783031070242, 978-3031070242
      ISBN10: 3031070240
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book presents the history of Chinese migrations to Europe within a “transcalar glocal” perspective. That is, it moves between international, national, and local levels of analysis to describe the different constraints Chinese migrants deal with in their lives. It problematizes and complicates ethnicity and identity and refers to controversial concepts like Roman-ness and Chinese-ness, used as identity signifiers. Ultimately, by presenting the lives of ethnic Chinese living in Italy in both global and local context, this book hopes to show the value of a "glocal" oral history of Chinese migrations.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction.- 2. Chinese Migrations in a Global Context.- 3. Oral Accounts of Chinese Migrations to Italy: A History of Translocality.- 4. Problematizing Chinatown.- 5. Roman Theater: Italians verses 'Others'.- 6. Historical "Fact Checking": Chronicles and Legacies of the Esquiline.- 7. Once Upon A Time in China: Reverberations of Identities.- 8. Epilogue: Toward a Glocal Oral History.

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