On the Move - Women and Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China (Hardcover, New)


In China in recent years, one of the most dramatic and significant manifestations of modernization and globalization has been a massive increase in rural-to-urban migration. Termed the floating population, and numbering upwards of 100 million, these rural migrants are at the front line of both domestic and global capitalist development, working for the lowest wages in occupations that urbanites shun, often in dangerous conditions with little or no security or legal protections. Women constitute a significant proportion of the migrant population, yet the influence of gender and the unique circumstances of women migrants have yet to receive sufficient scholarly attention. On the Move focuses on the political, social, economic, and cultural contexts that shape the experiences of these women. Original fieldwork, as well as analyses based on in-depth research in multiple regions of China, helps explore the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women themselves.

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In China in recent years, one of the most dramatic and significant manifestations of modernization and globalization has been a massive increase in rural-to-urban migration. Termed the floating population, and numbering upwards of 100 million, these rural migrants are at the front line of both domestic and global capitalist development, working for the lowest wages in occupations that urbanites shun, often in dangerous conditions with little or no security or legal protections. Women constitute a significant proportion of the migrant population, yet the influence of gender and the unique circumstances of women migrants have yet to receive sufficient scholarly attention. On the Move focuses on the political, social, economic, and cultural contexts that shape the experiences of these women. Original fieldwork, as well as analyses based on in-depth research in multiple regions of China, helps explore the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women themselves.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Columbia University Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

March 2004

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

March 2004

Editors

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Dimensions

232 x 180 x 25mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Trade binding

Pages

368

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-231-12706-6

Barcode

9780231127066

Categories

LSN

0-231-12706-5



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