ISBN:
0415578744
,
9780203804438
,
0203804430
,
9780415578745
,
9781136640605
,
9781283459730
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 232 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series
Parallel Title:
Print version Chinese Migrants in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Chinese migrants in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe
DDC:
305.895/1
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Osteuropa
;
Migranten
;
Chinesen
Abstract:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
Much of the former Soviet bloc has become a destination for new Chinese migrants. Throughout Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Chinese migrants are engaged in entrepreneurial activities, primarily as petty merchants of consumer goods in unsteady economies. This book situates these migrants within the broader context of Chinese globalization and China's economic "rise." It traces the origins of Chinese migration into the region, as well as the conditions that have allowed migrants to thrive. Furthermore, it discusses the perception that Chinese globalization is purely economic
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Chinese Migrants in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Globalization without gravitas: Chinese migrants in transition economies: Felix B. Chang; Part I: Russia: a centuries-old diaspora; 1. Historical and contemporary trends of Chinese labor migration into Siberia: Vladimir Datsyshen; 2. The Chinese experience in Russia: adaptation, tolerance, law and politics: Alexander Larin
Description / Table of Contents:
3. Perceptions of Chinese migrants in the Russian Far East: Victor LarinPart II: Central Asia: the multiethnic dimensions of "Chinese" migration; 4. The dynamics of contemporary Chinese expansion into Central Asia: Yelena Y. Sadovskaya; 5. Patterns of contemporary "Chinese" migration into Kazakhstan: Yelena Y. Sadovskaya; Part III: Eastern Europe: Chinese entrepreneurs at the gates of the European Union; 6. Myth and migration: Zhejiangese merchants in Serbia: Felix B. Chang; 7. The Chinese under Serbian laws: Felix B. Chang; 8. The Chinese and their competitors in Bulgaria: Anna Krasteva
Description / Table of Contents:
9. Filmic representations of the Chinese presence in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia: Sunnie T. Rucker-ChangIndex;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Available via World Wide Web
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