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Factory girls : from village to city in a changing China / Leslie T. Chang.

Factory girls : from village to city in a changing Chin...

Factory girls : from village to city in a changing China / Leslie T. Chang.

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Factory girls : from village to city in a changing China / Leslie T. Chang.

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Full title

Factory girls : from village to city in a changing China / Leslie T. Chang.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2008.

Date

2008.

Call Numbers

N331.40951/ 3

Record Identifier

74VMjgzkNQNZ

MMS ID

991001157279702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

420 p. : map ; 25 cm.

Contents

Going out -- The city -- To die poor is a sin -- The talent market -- Factory girls -- The stele with no name -- Square and round -- Eight-minute date -- Assembly-line English -- The village -- The historian in my family -- The South China mall -- Love and money -- The tomb of the emperor -- Perfect...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2008.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

2008.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"An eye-opening and previously untold story, Factory Girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China." "China has 130 million migrant workers - the largest migration in human history. In Factory Girls, Leslie T. Chang, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Beijing, tells the story of these...

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Full title

Factory girls : from village to city in a changing China / Leslie T. Chang.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-416)

Contextual Information

Other version (online)

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Call Numbers

N331.40951/ 3

Record Identifier

74VMjgzkNQNZ

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjgzkNQNZ

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ISBN

0385520174

9780385520171

DDC

331.40951

MMS ID

991001157279702626

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