China's 'Chocolate City': An ethnic enclave in a changing landscape

African Diaspora

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-72

  Li, Zhigang ^a   Lyons, Michal ^b   Brown, Alison ^c  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese local state; Chocolate city; Guangzhou; Migrant; Transient glocalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871048686     PISSN: 18725457     EISSN: 18725465     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1163/187254612X649465     Document Type: Article

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