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Research Article

African migrants in China: space, race and embodied encounters in Guangzhou, China

Migrants africains en Chine: espace, race et rencontres incarnées à Guangzhou en Chine

Los migrantes africanos en China: Encuentros de espacio, de raza y corporales en Cantón, China

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Pages 602-628 | Received 27 Dec 2016, Accepted 27 Jul 2018, Published online: 14 Sep 2018

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