On the Move: Women and Rural-to-Urban Migration in Contemporary China

Arianne M. Gaetano and Tamara Jacka

Paper, 368 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12707-3
$35.50 / £21.00

April, 2004
Cloth, 368 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12706-6
$82.50 / £48.50

"A welcome addition to the burgeoning literature on international migration...It behooves social scientists in all fields, from anthropology to economics, to pay heed to their message." — Satyananda J. Gabriel, China Review International

"This book is a fascinating and important study. It should appeal to many readers. " — Hiroko Tomida, Rural History

"The book provides an important service in highlighting the many issues involved in women's rural-to-urban migration." — Alice Goldstein, The China Journal

"On the Move is an extremely well-researched book... [It] carefully balances the emphasis on agency with accurate descriptions of the women's struggles." — Paola Voci, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies

About the Author

Tamara Jacka is Fellow, Gender Relations Center, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. She is the author of Women's Work in Rural China: Change and Continuity in an Era of Reform. She lives in Canberra, Australia. Arianne M. Gaetano is an advanced doctoral candidate in anthropology at the University of Southern California. She currently resides in Massachusetts.

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