Chinese Encounters in Southeast Asia: How People, Money, and Ideas from China Are Changing a Region

Book Overview

This is the first book to focus explicitly on how China's rise as a major economic and political actor has affected societies in Southeast Asia. It examines how Chinese investors, workers, tourists, bureaucrats, longtime residents, and adventurers interact throughout Southeast Asia. The contributors use case studies to show the scale of Chinese influence in the region and the ways in which various countries mitigate their unequal relationship with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295999306
• ISBN13: 9780295999302
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher