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On the Move
Women and Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China
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Edited by:
Arianne Gaetano
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English
Published/Copyright:
2004
About this book
This book explores the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women in contemporary China based on original fieldwork as well as in-depth research in multiple regions of China.
Author / Editor information
Tamara Jacka is Fellow, Gender Relations Center, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. She is the author of Women's Work in Rural China: Change and Continuity in an Era of Reform. She lives in Canberra, Australia. Arianne M. Gaetano is an advanced doctoral candidate in anthropology at the University of Southern California. She currently resides in Massachusetts.
Reviews
Paola Voci:
On the Move is an extremely well-researched book... [It] carefully balances the emphasis on agency with accurate descriptions of the women's struggles.
On the Move is an extremely well-researched book... [It] carefully balances the emphasis on agency with accurate descriptions of the women's struggles.
Alice Goldstein:
The book provides an important service in highlighting the many issues involved in women's rural-to-urban migration.
Hiroko Tomida:
This book is a fascinating and important study. It should appeal to many readers.
Satyananda J. Gabriel:
A welcome addition to the burgeoning literature on international migration...It behooves social scientists in all fields, from anthropology to economics, to pay heed to their message.
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Part 1. Negotiating Identities
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Part 3. Changing Village Life
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eBook published on:
March 10, 2004
eBook ISBN:
9780231501736
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368
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9780231501736
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Professional and scholarly;
