Beyond Borders : Stories of Yunnanese Chinese Migrants of Burma /

The Yunnanese from southwestern China have for millennia traded throughout upland Southeast Asia. Burma in particular has served as a "back door" to Yunnan, providing a sanctuary for political refugees and economic opportunities for trade explorers. Since the Chinese Communist takeover in...

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Hoofdauteur: Chang, Wen-Chin, 1964- (Auteur)
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: London : Cornell University Press, 2014.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Migration history
  • The days in Burma: Zhang Dage
  • Entangled love: Ae Maew
  • Pursuit of ambition: father and son
  • Islamic transnationalism: Yunnanese Muslims
  • (Transnational) trade
  • Venturing into barbarous regions: Yunnanese caravan traders
  • Transcending gendered geographies: Yunnanese women traders
  • Circulations of the jade trade: the Duans and the Pengs
  • Epilogue: from mules to vehicles.