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260 a| Oakland, California :b| University of California Press,c| [2018];

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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 : a selection of qiaopi and huipi letters in English translation.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "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 by publisher.;

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588 a| Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.;

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Dear China emigrant letters and remittances, 1820-1980 / Gregor Benton and Hong Liu.

Author/creator	Benton, Gregor
Other author	Liu, Hong, 1962-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Description	1 online resource.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Emigrant remittances--China. --19th century. Emigrant remittances--China. --20th century. Chinese--Foreign countries. --Correspondence. Chinese--Foreign countries. --History. China--Economic conditions.

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 : a selection of qiaopi and huipi letters in English translation.
Abstract	"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 by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Source of description	Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other form	Print version: Benton, Gregor, author. Dear China Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520298415
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018006055
ISBN	9780520970540 (epub)

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