Beyond Borders : : Stories of Yunnanese Chinese Migrants of Burma / / Wen-Chin Chang.
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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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 13 halftones, 3 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Fieldwork, Names, Transliteration, and Currency
- Introduction
- Part I. Migration History
- 1. The Days in Burma: Zhang Dage
- 2. Entangled Love: Ae Maew
- 3. Pursuit of Ambition: Father and Son
- 4. Islamic Transnationalism: Yunnanese Muslims
- Part II. (Transnational) Trade
- 5. Venturing into "Barbarous" Regions: Yunnanese Caravan Traders
- 6. Transcending Gendered Geographies: Yunnanese Women Traders
- 7. Circulations of the Jade Trade: The Duans and the Pengs
- Epilogue: From Mules to Vehicles
- Glossary
- References
- Index