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001356438 035__ $$a(OCoLC)780142637
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001356438 24500 $$aWest Africa today$$h[electronic resource] :$$bthe Lebanese and Chinese entrepreneurs.
001356438 2463_ $$aLebanese and Chinese entrepreneurs
001356438 2463_ $$aLebanese and Chinese in Ghana and Senegal
001356438 2463_ $$aWest Africa today :$$bthe Lebanese and Chinese in Ghana and Senegal
001356438 260__ $$aNew York, NY :$$bFilmakers Library,$$c2011.
001356438 300__ $$a1 online resource (25 min.).
001356438 500__ $$aTitle from resource description page (viewed Dec. 6, 2011).
001356438 5203_ $$aIn this age of globalization, here is a cameo portrait of how the local population of a "developing" African nation responds to the advances of foreigners bringing economic growth, but also potential cultural conflict.The film traces the history of Lebanese settlement in Ghana and Senegal from the 1860s, when the first families arrived in the "new world" thinking they had landed in America. They quickly assimilated, learned the language, established retail stores, and interacted closely with the local population. The Lebanese prospered until the 1970's when nationalistic governments in Ghana and Senegal started pushing them out of retail business and into wholesale. The arrival of Chinese business owners and shopkeepers in the 1990s further impacted an already weakened Lebanese economic elite.The Chinese were very competitive and offered wares at far lower prices into the wholesale market. The Chinese outlook was quite different from the Lebanese. They planned to make money and return to China, whereas the Lebanese, who often considered themselves as "Africans" remained fully tied to their lifestyle in Africa and often intermarried. In addition to hearing from both immigrant groups, the Africans express resentment towards the foreigners who they feel take their resources. One African says that the Chinese represent a serious world power and cannot be "messed with."The insights this film offers will be useful in many contexts: economics, business, cultural anthropology, and African studies.
001356438 530__ $$aPreviously released as DVD.
001356438 546__ $$aThis edition in English.
001356438 650_0 $$aBusiness enterprises, Foreign$$zGhana.
001356438 650_0 $$aBusiness enterprises, Foreign$$zSenegal.
001356438 650_0 $$aChinese$$zGhana.
001356438 650_0 $$aChinese$$zSenegal.
001356438 650_0 $$aLebanese$$zGhana.
001356438 650_0 $$aRetail trade$$zGhana.
001356438 650_0 $$aRetail trade$$zSenegal.
001356438 650_0 $$aWholesale trade$$zGhana.
001356438 650_0 $$aWholesale trade$$zSenegal.
001356438 655_7 $$aDocumentary films.$$2lcgft
001356438 7001_ $$aGoldblatt, Sarah.$$4drt
001356438 7761_ $$cOriginal$$w(OCoLC)780142637
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001356438 945__ $$aThe Whole World$$cSouth Africa$$cChina
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001356438 982__ $$aStreaming Video
001356438 983__ $$aOnline