Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism
South Africa in the Chinese Century
Book • 2024
Mingwei Huang's "Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism" examines the evolving dynamics of racial capitalism in 21st-century South Africa, focusing on the interactions between Chinese entrepreneurs and African migrant workers in Johannesburg's 'China malls.
' The book challenges traditional understandings of racial capitalism by analyzing how these power relations operate even in the absence of white actors.
Huang argues that these new forms of racial capitalism build upon and extend existing structures of exploitation and racialization, highlighting the enduring legacies of colonialism.
The study employs a palimpsestic approach, revealing the layered histories and complexities of race, capital, and power in the Sino-African context.
Ultimately, the book offers a nuanced perspective on the transformations of global capitalism and its impact on race relations.
' The book challenges traditional understandings of racial capitalism by analyzing how these power relations operate even in the absence of white actors.
Huang argues that these new forms of racial capitalism build upon and extend existing structures of exploitation and racialization, highlighting the enduring legacies of colonialism.
The study employs a palimpsestic approach, revealing the layered histories and complexities of race, capital, and power in the Sino-African context.
Ultimately, the book offers a nuanced perspective on the transformations of global capitalism and its impact on race relations.
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Mingwei Huang, "Reconfiguring Racial Capitalism: South Africa in the Chinese Century" (Duke UP, 2024)
