Chinese traders in a Philippine town : from daily competition to urban transformation /
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Author / Creator: | Dannhaeuser, Norbert. |
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Imprint: | Manila : Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2004. |
Description: | 264 p. : ill., photos ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5647013 |
Summary: | Addresses two aspects of a provincial town in the Philippines. First, it examines the town's Chinese trade community, which follows commercial ends by means of competitive tactics. Second, it describes changes the town has experienced and how these have been a result of commercial strategies followed by substantial Chinese entrepreneurs. |
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Physical Description: | 264 p. : ill., photos ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-252) and index. |
ISBN: | 971550440X |