Rural Women in Urban China : Gender, Migration, and Social Change (Paperback)

Introduction: From the "Margins" to the "Center"; Part One. The Subject; 1. Between "Rural Idiocy" and "Urban Modernity"; 2. Assembling Working Sisters; Part Two. Place; 3. In and Out of Place; 4. The Place of Desire; Part Three. People; 5. Relationships; 6. Identifications; Part Four. Time; 7. Narrative, Time, and Agency; Appendix 1. List of Interlocutors Named in the Text; Appendix 2. Map 1. The People's Republic of China Map 2. Beijing Municipality.