{"product_id":"the-price-and-promise-of-specialness-the-political-economy-of-overseas-chinese-policy-in-the-people-s-republic-of-china-1949-1959-9789004400702","title":"The Price and Promise of Specialness: The Political Economy of Overseas Chinese Policy in the People’s Republic of China, 1949–1959","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Price and Promise of Specialness, Jin Li Lim revises narratives on the overseas Chinese and the People’s Republic of China by analysing the Communist approach to ‘overseas Chinese affairs’ in New China’s first decade as a function of a larger political economy.   Jin Li Lim shows how the party-state centred its approach towards the overseas Chinese on a perception of their financial utility and thus sought to offer them a special identity and place in New China, so as to unlock their riches. Yet, this contradicted the quest for socialist transformation, and as its early pragmatism fell away, the radicalising party-state abandoned its promises to the overseas Chinese, who were left to pay the price for their difference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Glossary of Chinese Terms  List of Abbreviations  List of Figures    Introduction   1 The Political Economy of Overseas Chinese Policy   2 Historiography   3 Structure and Scope   4 Sources    1 Rights and Interests   1 Introduction   2 New Democracy and the Huaqiao   3 To Do Some Good   4 Openness and Sincerity   5 Common Program   6 Conclusion    2 Screaming for Socialism   1 Introduction   2 Like Another Province Overseas   3 If Only 1%   4 All Huaqiao Have Money   5 Conclusion    3 No Complaints, No Escapes, No Shortfalls   1 Introduction   2 They Will Fervently Leap   3 Rather Left than Right   4 More Money, More Problems   5 Conclusion    4 Fourth-Class Socialism   1 Introduction   2 ‘Is the Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau Your Daddy?’   3 Special Circumstances   4 The Great Debate   5 Conclusion    5 Politics in Command   1 Introduction   2 A Great Leap Forward for Qiaowu   3 Keep Left   4 Conclusion    Conclusion   1 Political Economy   2 Contradiction   3 Paradox   4 Caveat Emptor  Appendices   Appendix I: Overseas Chinese Remittances to the People’s Republic of China, 1950–1960  Bibliography","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210776306007,"sku":"9789004400702","price":122.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-price-and-promise-of-specialness-the-political-economy-of-overseas-chinese-policy-in-the-people-s-republic-of-china-1949-1959-9789004400702","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}