Rural Women in Urban China : Gender, Migration, and Social Change.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (344 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: From the "Margins" to the "Center" -- Part I. The Subject -- 1. Between "Rural Idiocy" and "Urban Modernity" -- 2. Assembling Working Sisters -- Part II. Place -- 3. In and Out of Place -- 4. The Place of Desire -- Part III. People -- 5. Relationships -- 6. Identifications -- Part IV. Time -- 7. Narrative, Time, and Agency -- Appendix 1. List of Interlocutors Named in the Text -- Appendix 2. Map 1. The People's Republic of China -- Map 2. Beijing Municipality -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Focuses on the experiences of rural-urban migrants, the particular ways in which they talk about those experiences, and how those experiences affect their sense of identity. Through first-hand accounts of actual migrant workers, the author provides insights into how rural women respond to migration and life in the city; and more.