Dear China

Dear China: emigrant letters and remittances, 1820-1980

by Benton, Gregor

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"Qiaopi is one of several names given to the 'silver letters' Chinese emigrants sent home in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These letters-cum-remittances document the changing history of the diaspora in different parts of the world and different periods, and its ties to China. The qiaopi trade played a big part in making China transnational. This book, the first in English on qiaopi and on the origins, structure, and operations of the qiaopi trade, makes an important contribution to ou…

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  • Full title :Dear China : emigrant letters and remittances, 1820-1980 / GregorBenton and Hong Liu.

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"Qiaopi is one of several names given to the 'silver letters' Chinese emigrants sent home in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These letters-cum-remittances document the changing history of the diaspora in different parts of the world and different periods, and its ties to China. The qiaopi trade played a big part in making China transnational. This book, the first in English on qiaopi and on the origins, structure, and operations of the qiaopi trade, makes an important contribution to our understanding of modern Chinese history and to the comparative study of global migration"--Provided bypublisher.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2018

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 ressource en ligne (xiv, 286 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0520970543, 9780520970540
  • oclc:on1264668403
  • LC Classification:HG3978
  • Dewey Decimal:332/.04246095109034

Table of Contents

The genealogy of qiaopi studies -- The structure of the qiaopi trade and transnational networks -- The qiaopi trade as a distinctive form of Chinese capitalism -- Qiaopi geography -- Qiaopi and modern Chinese economy and politics -- Qiaopi, qiaoxiang, and charity -- Qiaopi and European migrants' letters compared -- Conclusions -- Appendix : selected qiaopi and huipiletters.

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Subjects

China China -- Economic conditions Chine -- Conditions économiques Chinese -- Correspondence. -- Foreign c… Chinese -- Foreign countries Chinese -- History. -- Foreign countries Chinois -- Correspondance. -- Pays étra… Chinois -- Histoire. -- Pays étrangers e-books Economic history Emigrant remittances Emigrant remittances -- 19th century. -… Emigrant remittances -- 20th century. -… Envois de fonds des émigrants -- 19e si… Envois de fonds des émigrants -- 20e si… History Livres numériques Personal correspondence

Writers

Benton, Gregor Liu, Hong

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