Transpacific developments : the politics of multiple Chinas in Central America

Introduction: mapping multiple Chinas on the development landscape -- Transpacific assemblages: tracing development encounters over space and time -- Chinese diaspora: migration and the making of Central American modernity -- Taiwan: diplomatic, economic, and cultural associations with the 'Other China' -- Infrastructure: laying the groundwork for sovereignty and national identity -- Trade: brokering economic exchange across markets and cultures -- Corruption: hunting tigers and chopping chorizo across the Pacific -- Conclusion: locating development futures.