Sha, Heila (2019) Transnational marriages in Yiwu, China: tensions over money. Global Networks. ISSN 1470-2266
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Abstract
In this article, I explore the role of transnational marriages in the activities and strategies of trading networks, through the lens of money and uncertainty in marriage. I argue that uncertainty in spousal relations challenges the durability of such unions and hence the effectiveness of their role in trading activities. These uncertainties are shaped by intertwined factors, including especially the embedded relationship between commercial and social networks (for example, business partners, kinship, friendship) and spousal relations, the differing cultural values and practices of the partners to such unions, stereotypes, varying forms and degrees of trust and mistrust, and the dynamics of global markets and state policy. Uncertainties driven by these factors exacerbate mistrust in both marriages and trading relations; they also shape shifting orientations toward future life. Therefore, I argue that the role of marriage in trading activities should be neither simplified nor romanticized.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools and Departments: | School of Global Studies > Anthropology |
Depositing User: | Sharon Krummel |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2020 09:45 |
Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2020 09:45 |
URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/89618 |
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