Urban Farm Girl: Gender, Mobility, and Social Change -- Overseas Chinese Studies Series

Author: (Australia) Jiehua, translated by Wu Xiaoying
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book is a fascinating study on the large-scale urban mobility that began in the late 20th century, including the experiences of Chinese rural women migrating to cities like Beijing. Based on in-depth ethnographic research, it attempts to understand how the migrants themselves experience this mobility. The author focuses on those who move from rural areas to cities, particularly the experiences of female migrants, paying attention to their unique ways of talking about these experiences and how these experiences shape their identity. Through the analysis of firsthand materials from rural women in urban settings, the author provides valuable insights into how rural women reconcile their urban and rural experiences, as well as the ways these experiences influence their worldview, values, and interpersonal relationships. This book makes an important contribution to understanding the relationship between gender and social change, as well as how globalization and modernization are experienced at the individual level.