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Remittances as moral battlegrounds: navigating the qualitative meanings of money, power, and intimacy in translocal Chinese families

Aiming to illuminate the role of remittances in shaping intergenerational and gender relations, this paper argues that in translocal Chinese families, remittances are far more than mere economic transfers; they are deeply imbued with moral and emotional significance, functioning as dynamic ‘battlegr...

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Main Author: Wang, Zhenwei (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 01 Nov 2025
In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-18
ISSN:1469-9451
DOI:10.1080/1369183X.2025.2582659
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2025.2582659
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