Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of graphics -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: The Chinese globalization and the new silk road in the Amazon -- 2 From Mao to a New Dawn? Fundamentals of Chinese globalization at home and abroad -- 3 A Tropical Silk Road: Capital and genesis of Chinese production model in the Amazon -- 4 Heavy factories: The Chinese Production Model and its impacts on workers
5 From Iron Rice Bowl to açai bowl: The journey of Chinese expatriates to the Amazon -- 6 Conclusion: Toward a global Chinese production model -- Works cited -- Index