The World in Guangzhou: Africans and Other Foreigners in South China's Global Marketplace

by Gordon Mathews, Linessa Dan Lin, Yang Yang

Book Overview

Only decades ago, the population of Guangzhou was almost wholly Chinese. Today, it is a truly global city, a place where people from around the world go to make new lives, find themselves, or further their careers. A large number of these migrants are small-scale traders from Africa who deal in Chinese goods--often knockoffs or copies of high-end branded items--to send back to their home countries. In The World in Guangzhou, Gordon Mathews...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022650610X
• ISBN13: 9780226506104
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"