The incorporation experiences that brought China into the capitalist world-economy
Discuss (1) the incorporation experiences that brought China into the capitalist world-economy and the coolie experiences, (2) the experiences in California and New York, (3) the contemporary experiences of Chinese laborers in New York City. For extra points: please discuss IRCA and how it is linked to the establishment of what has been called “modern day slavery.” materials: Alvin Y. So (1984). The Process of Incorporation into the Capitalist World-System: The Case of China in the Nineteenth Century. Evelyn Hu-DeHart (Forthcoming). From Slavery to Freedom: Chinese Coolies on the Sugar Plantations of Nineteenth Century Cuba. Peter Kwong (2001). The Politics of Labour Migration: Chinese Workers in New York. You don’t have to read them all, but you need to relate some of them to the paper you’re writing
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