An edition of On the move (2004)

On the Move

Women and Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China

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January 10, 2026 | History
An edition of On the move (2004)

On the Move

Women and Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China

'On the Move' looks at the fate of women in recent rural-urban migration in China. An estimated 100 million people have moved into China's cities since the beginning of economic modernization, often to work for the lowest wages in hazardous occupations.

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Language
English
Pages
368

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Cover of: On the Move
On the Move: Women and Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China
March 2004, Columbia University Press
Hardcover in English
Cover of: On the move
On the move: women and rural-to-urban migration in contemporary China
2004, Columbia University Press
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First Sentence

"In the broadest sense, the goal of China's reform platform is to achieve a modernity (xiandaihua) that involves "linking tracks with the rest of the world" (yu shijie jiegui) and otherwise overcoming a sense of having fallen behind the more economically advanced West."

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
368
Dimensions
9 x 6 x 1 inches
Weight
1.3 pounds

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL9415652M
ISBN 10
0231127065
ISBN 13
9780231127066

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Work ID
OL16315271W

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