Chinese Espresso Contested Race and Convivial Space in Contemporary Italy
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2026 12:05 pm
Chinese Espresso Contested Race and Convivial Space in Contemporary Italy | 9.4 MB
Title: Chinese Espresso Contested Race and Convivial Space in Contemporary Italy
Author: Grazia Ting Deng
Category: Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Anthropology
Language: English | 298 Pages | ISBN: 0691245797
Description:
Why and how local coffee bars in Italy-those distinctively Italian social and cultural spaces-have been increasingly managed by Chinese baristas since the Great Recession of 2008
Italians regard espresso as a quintessentially Italian cultural product-so much so that Italy has applied to add Italian espresso to UNESCO's official list of intangible heritages of humanity. The coffee bar is a cornerstone of Italian urban life, with city residents sipping espresso at more than 100,000 of these local businesses throughout the country. And yet, despite its nationalist bona fides, espresso in Italy is increasingly prepared by Chinese baristas in Chinese-managed coffee bars. In this book, Grazia Ting Deng explores the paradox of "Chinese espresso"-the fact that this most distinctive Italian social and cultural tradition is being preserved by Chinese immigrants and their racially diverse clientele.
Deng investigates the conditions, mechanisms, and...
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