Gordon Mathews is professor of anthropology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Linessa Dan Lin is a Ph.D. candidate in the Anthropology Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Yang Yang graduated with a master of philosophy in anthropology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
发表于2024-11-24
The World in Guangzhou 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
图书标签: 人类学 城市 广州 社会学 社会学/人类学 广州研究 全球化 海外中国研究
Mere 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 those migrants are small-scale traders from Africa who deal in Chinese goods—often knock-offs or copies of high-end branded items—to send back to their home countries. In The World in Guangzhou, Gordon Mathews explores the question of how the city became such a center of "low-end" globalization and shows what we can learn from that experience similar transformations elsewhere in the world.
Through detailed ethnographic portraits, Mathews reveals a world of globalization based on informality, reputation, and trust rather than on formal contracts. How, he asks, can such informal relationships emerge between two groups—Chinese and Sub-Saharan Africans—that don't share a common language, culture, or religion? And what happens when Africans move beyond their status as temporary residents and begin to put down roots and establish families?
Full of unforgettable characters, The World in Guangzhou presents a compelling account of globalization at ground level and offers a look into the future of urban life as transnational connections continue to remake cities around the world.
低端全球化中外国移民在广州的经验。没有任何学理分析,但是妙趣横生。
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评分雖然小北三元里廣元西那一帶一不小心就會不知道走到哪裡去了,但是在商鋪和商鋪之間以及小巷與小巷之間看到這些生活在廣州的外國人以及觀察他們的交流還是很有意思的
评分雖然小北三元里廣元西那一帶一不小心就會不知道走到哪裡去了,但是在商鋪和商鋪之間以及小巷與小巷之間看到這些生活在廣州的外國人以及觀察他們的交流還是很有意思的
The World in Guangzhou 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书