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The World in Guangzhou

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

The World in Guangzhou

By Gordon Mathews, Linessa Dan Lin, Yang Yang

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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

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9780226506104

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published year

2018

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The World in Guangzhou

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Paperback

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