China in Argentina— Ethnographic Perspectives of a Global Expansion

Abstract

The phrase “China in Argentina” can have multiple meanings. In this book, it refers to the circulation, encounters, tensions, and negotiations between people, capital, objects, and images of Chinese origin or associated to China with other people, institutions, and representations in Argentina. Although it is evident that China and Argentina have defined territorial, normative, and political contours, they are also heterogeneous and changing social, economic, and cultural entities. The category “China” also designates a mobile entity whose social, cultural, and economic boundaries are constantly expanding globally. In this sense, Argentina and China represent both a delimited analytical starting point as well as an open analytical question.