Liminal Spaces
Ethnic Chinese in the Borderlands of Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20048975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yoon Jung Park (0000-0001-6999-4996, Georgetown University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 91-113 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Migration and Agency in a Globalizing World (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/978-1-137-60205-3_5 |
| OpenAlex | W2782727162 |
| ISBN | 9781137602053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
This chapter, which builds on original research on Chinese people in Southern Africa and other ethnographic studies, makes two simple arguments. First, context matters. Different African countries, at different points in time, can be more or less welcoming to Chinese migrants. China’s global rise, the relative numbers of Chinese newcomers vis-à-vis local populations, the circumstances of their arrival, and the capacity of local economies to absorb new migrants matter. Secondly, the South African case shows us that despite a long history in the country, Chinese people—whether third-generation South Africans or newly arrived—continue to occupy an in-between status. Caught between racial categories and nation-states, they make their homes in liminal spaces. Perhaps, in a hyper-globalized world, in these metaphorical borderlands, this is the new normal
China · Context (archaeology) · Economic geography · Ethnic chinese · Ethnic group · Ethnography · Ethnology · Geography · Liminality · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · China's Global Influence and Migration · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Colour, confusion and concessions
African Perspectives on China–Africa Links
Borderlands/La Frontera
Immigrant America
Significant Others
In the Shadow of the States
Adaptation and Learning among Chinese Actors in Africa
Chinese Adaptations
Faces of China
A Silent Invasion? African Views on the Growing Chinese Presence in Africa
Small and Medium-sized Chinese Businesses in Mali and Senegal
China's Second Continent
Chinese Migrants and Society in Mali
The Chinese Presence in Burkina Faso
Sino-African Encounters in Ghana and Nigeria
Of Other Spaces? Hybrid Forms of Chinese Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
China's second continent
Strategy and Tactics
Recent Chinese Migrants in small Towns of Post-apartheid South Africa
Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
At the Margins of the Economy? Chinese Migrants in Lesotho's Wholesale and Retail Sector
On the edge of the Chinese diaspora
Boundaries, Borders and Borderland Constructions
Perceptions of Chinese in Southern Africa
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |