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The History of Chinese Presence in Nigeria (1950s-2010s) - Factories, Commodities, and Entrepreneurs (Hardcover)
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The History of Chinese Presence in Nigeria (1950s-2010s) - Factories, Commodities, and Entrepreneurs (Hardcover)
Series: China Perspectives
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As the first book-length work on the history of Chinese presence in
Nigeria, this book examines how Chinese migrants and the Nigerian
state, workers, traders, and consumers interacted with and
influenced one another from the mid twentieth century to the early
twenty-first century. Based on a combination of archival sources
and oral history interviews, this book argues that the significant
Chinese presence in Nigeria-Chinese-owned factories, commodities,
and entrepreneurs-is not as recent a phenomenon as it might appear.
As early as the 1950s, an influential yet understudied group of
Chinese entrepreneurs moved to Nigeria, set up factories and
gradually came to dominate some of the country's key manufacturing
industries such as textile and enamelware over subsequent decades.
Such dominance remained unchallenged until the coming of mainland
Chinese traders with their made-in-China goods in the late 1990s,
dramatically changing the structure and influential pattern of the
Chinese in Nigeria. The research also emphasizes African (Nigerian)
agency in shaping this Chinese presence, both economically and
culturally. This is a vital read for academics, researchers, and
students of African History, African Studies, Chinese Studies, and
those who are interested in contemporary issues relating to
Africa-China relations.
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