Urban Rural Women - Gender, Mobility and Social Change: Gender, Mobility and Social Change

Author: Jiehua
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This is a book about Chinese women, depicting the stories of Chinese women who left their hometowns in rural areas to seek work in cities during the late 20th century and early 21st century, joining what was considered the largest domestic migration wave in peacetime worldwide. The book is primarily based on anthropological research on rural women living in Beijing, the capital of China, and also analyzes the life experiences and stories of these women in the city.