Rural laborers and modern social changes

Author: Chi Zihua
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Since the 1980s, the tide of migrant workers has surged, with great waves and worldwide attention. It was hailed by Time magazine in the United States as "the largest population movement in history," becoming a major political, economic, and social issue in contemporary China. The tide of migrant workers has a "double-edged sword" effect, capable of both accelerating social development and disrupting social mechanisms. How to fully leverage the positive role of the migrant worker tide while minimizing its negative impact has become a major challenge for China. This book examines the phenomenon of modern migrant labor mobility, revealing the historical trajectory of China's social evolution and transformation. It is a systematic academic work dedicated to the study of modern migrant labor, bridging the gap between the historical and contemporary research on the migrant worker tide in China. At the same time, it fills the void in the historical study of migrant labor, opens up a new field in the research of modern Chinese history, and greatly benefits the advancement of modern Chinese social history and historical sociology. The book aims to examine the phenomenon of modern migrant labor mobility, reveal the historical trajectory of China's social evolution and transformation, bridge the gap between the historical and contemporary research on the migrant worker tide, and fill the void in the historical study of migrant labor.