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The Past and Present of Chinese Migration to Africa - The Social and Economic History of the Chinese Overseas in Africa, Volumes I, II, and III By Anshan Li. Nanjing, China: Jiangsu People's Press, 2019. Pp. 1457. ¥348.00, paperback (ISBN: 9787214212511).

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The Social and Economic History of the Chinese Overseas in Africa, Volumes I, II, and III By Anshan Li. Nanjing, China: Jiangsu People's Press, 2019. Pp. 1457. ¥348.00, paperback (ISBN: 9787214212511).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2023

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The Journal of African History , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , July 2023 , pp. 310 - 312
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1 This book is a substantial expansion of his earlier book on the topic, see Li, A., A History of Chinese Overseas in Africa (Beijing, 1999)Google Scholar. There have been a few monographs that examine the history of the Chinese in individual African countries or regions. Notable examples include Pineo, H. Ly-Tio-Fane, Chinese Diaspora in Western Indian Ocean (Port Louis, Mauritius, 1985)Google Scholar; Yap, M. and Man, D. Leong, Colour, Confusion and Concessions: The History of the Chinese in South Africa (Hong Kong, 1996)Google Scholar; Hee-Kam, E. Wong, La Diaspora Chinoise aux Mascareignes: Le Cas de la Réunion (Paris, 1996)Google Scholar; and Liu, S., The History of Chinese Presence in Nigeria (1950s-2010s): Factories, Commodities, and Entrepreneurs (London, 2022)CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

2 A group of Chinese scholars led by Professor Tian Ze at Hohai University are currently applying for a grant for the publication of an English version of the book.