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Trade Review

In uncovering the layers of ideas and identities inscribed by local actors on a plurality of Chinas, the book is revelatory.

* Pacific Affairs *

Table of Contents

Introduction: Mapping Multiple Chinas on the Development Landscape
Part I: WHO OR WHAT IS CHINA IN CENTRAL AMERICA?
1. Transpacific Assemblages: Tracing Development Encounters over Space and Time
2. Chinese Diaspora: Migration and the Making of Central American Modernity
3. Taiwan: Diplomatic, Economic, and Cultural Associations with the "Other China"
Part II: ATERIALIZING TRANSPACIFIC DEVELOPMENTS
4. Infrastructure: Laying the Groundwork for Sovereignty and National Identity
5. Trade: Brokering Economic Exchange across Markets and Cultures
6. Corruption: Hunting Tigers and Chopping Chorizo across the Pacific
Conclusions: Locating Development Futures

Transpacific Developments

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/10/2021
      ISBN13: 9781501759451, 978-1501759451
      ISBN10: 1501759450

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      In uncovering the layers of ideas and identities inscribed by local actors on a plurality of Chinas, the book is revelatory.

      * Pacific Affairs *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Mapping Multiple Chinas on the Development Landscape
      Part I: WHO OR WHAT IS CHINA IN CENTRAL AMERICA?
      1. Transpacific Assemblages: Tracing Development Encounters over Space and Time
      2. Chinese Diaspora: Migration and the Making of Central American Modernity
      3. Taiwan: Diplomatic, Economic, and Cultural Associations with the "Other China"
      Part II: ATERIALIZING TRANSPACIFIC DEVELOPMENTS
      4. Infrastructure: Laying the Groundwork for Sovereignty and National Identity
      5. Trade: Brokering Economic Exchange across Markets and Cultures
      6. Corruption: Hunting Tigers and Chopping Chorizo across the Pacific
      Conclusions: Locating Development Futures

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