Sojourners, guanxi and clan associations: Social capital and overseas Chinese tourism to China

Tourism, Diasporas and Space

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 202-214

  Lew, Alan A ^a   Wong, Alan ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84905613519     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203458389     Document Type: Chapter

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