Beneath the China Boom: Labor, Citizenship, and the Making of a Rural Land Market
Author:   Julia Chuang
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520305458


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   14 January 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Julia Chuang
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780520305458


ISBN 10:   0520305450
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   14 January 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Index of Characters 1. China’s Rise 2. A Tale of Two Villages 3. Into the World of Chinese Labor 4. Rural/Urban Dualism 5. Urbanization and the New Rural Economy 6. Paradoxes of Urbanization 7. The Future of Chinese Development Appendix Notes References Index

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"""This book is an outstanding new contribution to the literature on China’s urbanization as well as on socioeconomic development more broadly. Moreover, it is a very engaging read. I would highly recommend it to experts, scholars, as well as students from related disciplinary backgrounds."" * Asien: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia * ""Chuang’s book is a tour de force in revealing the complexities and interconnections of China’s economic boom, especially the more recent developments occurring in the country’s interior provinces."" * Exertions *  ""Beneath the China Boom is an excellent example of unlocking large-scale social processes through multisited ethnography."" * American Journal of Sociology *"


This book is an outstanding new contribution to the literature on China's urbanization as well as on socioeconomic development more broadly. Moreover, it is a very engaging read. I would highly recommend it to experts, scholars, as well as students from related disciplinary backgrounds. * Asien: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia * Beneath the China Boom is an excellent example of unlocking large-scale social processes through multisited ethnography. * American Journal of Sociology *


This book is an outstanding new contribution to the literature on China's urbanization as well as on socioeconomic development more broadly. Moreover, it is a very engaging read. I would highly recommend it to experts, scholars, as well as students from related disciplinary backgrounds. * Asien: The German Journal on Contemporary Asia *


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Julia Chuang is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston College.  

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