Transnational Chinese: Fujianese Migrants in Europe / Edition 1

Transnational Chinese: Fujianese Migrants in Europe / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
0804749957
ISBN-13:
9780804749954
Pub. Date:
01/30/2004
Publisher:
Stanford University Press
ISBN-10:
0804749957
ISBN-13:
9780804749954
Pub. Date:
01/30/2004
Publisher:
Stanford University Press
Transnational Chinese: Fujianese Migrants in Europe / Edition 1

Transnational Chinese: Fujianese Migrants in Europe / Edition 1

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Overview

In the 1990s, societies across the world were confronted with a sudden mass inflow of Chinese migrants. Transnational Chinese investigates the global nature of this migration by focusing on one of the fastest growing groups of new Chinese international migrants: those from Fujian province in southern China. It specifically focuses on Fujianese migration to Europe, where a broad range of immigration regimes has provided various incentives and disincentives that have influenced their migratory patterns across the continent. Applying intensive, multisited fieldwork research in the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Italy, as well as sending areas in Fujian, Transnational Chinese investigates the origins and mechanics of Fujianese migration, the work and life of Fujianese migrants in Europe, and the many transnational spaces that connect Fujianese across Europe, the United States, and China.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780804749954
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 01/30/2004
Edition description: 1
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Frank N. Pieke is UniversityLecturer in the Modern Politics and Society of China and a Fellow of St. Cross College, University of Oxford. Pál Nyíri is Senior Fellow in the Humanities Center at Central European University, Budapest. Mette Thunø is Associate Professor at the Department of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen. Antonella Ceccagno is Researcher of Chinese Language and Culture at the University of Bologna, Italy. She is also Operational Director of the Center for Immigration Research and Services in Prato, Tuscany.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tablesvii
Prefaceix
Note on Currency Exchange Ratesxi
1.Introduction: Conceptualizing Chinese Migration in a Global Age1
Case 1.The Luo Family: Workers in Italy, Market Traders in Hungary29
2.Old and New Transnational Villages in Fujian37
Case 2.A Yong: A Restaurant Worker in Kent, England66
3.Getting Out, Getting In, and Moving On: An Ethnographic View69
Case 3.The Wu Siblings: Workshop Owners in Italy102
4.Work and Life in Europe107
Case 4.He: A Businessman in London153
5.Fujianese Transnational Practices and Politics162
6.Conclusion: Rethinking Chinese Migration and Globalization193
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