Diaspora and Trust

2016·11.6 MB·English

by  Hearn, Adrian H., 1975- author

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DIASPORA AND TRUST

mo TRUST
CUBA, MEXICO,
CHINA
AND THE RISE OF
H. HEARN
ADRIAN
Duke University Press Durham and London 2016
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hearn, Adrian H., [date] author.
Diaspora and trust: Cuba, Mexico, and the rise of China /
Adrian H. Hearn,
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8223-6057-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-0-8223-6073-5 (pbk.: alk. paper)
isbn 978-0-8223-7458-9 (e-book)
1. China—Foreign relations—21st century. 2. Chinese
diaspora. 3. China—Relations—Cuba. 4. Cuba—Relations—
China. 5. China—Relations—Mexico. 6. Mexico—
Relations—China. 7. Chinese—Cuba—Ethnic relations.
8. Chinese—Mexico—Ethnic relations. I. Title.
DS779.47.H44 2016
303.48 251072—dc23 2015031596
Cover art: Chinatown in Havana, Cuba, 2015. The building is
the historical headquarters of the Wong Family Association.
© Elisabeth Blanchet / Alamy Stock Photo.
CONTENTS
vii Illustrations
ix Acknowledgments
1 INTRODUCTION
29 CHAPTER 1
Cuba, China, and the Long March to the Market
65 CHAPTER 2
Mexico, China, and the Politics of Trust
99 CHAPTER 3
Havana’s Chinatown and the Quest for Synergy
163 CHAPTER 4
Trust and Treachery in Mexico’s Chinese Diaspora
209 CONCLUSION
China and the Future of History
223 Notes
227 References
255 Index