The Complexity of Rural Migration in China

This book examines socio-economic relationships and cultural changes in contemporary rural China, focusing on the experience of a typical Chinese village the working age population of which has been hollowed out by outbound labor migration.

Autorentext

Xiong Fengshui is an associate professor in School of Sociology and Political Science at Anhui University, China. His research interest includes rural sociology and mobile population.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Rurality Rooted in the Soil 3. The Rising Labor Migration and the Transplantation of Rurality 4. The Disintegration of Rurality during the Urban-Rural Migration 5. The Reconstruction of Rurality Within the Frame of the Beautiful Countryside Construction Campaign 6. The Transformation of Rurality and the Ordering of the Village 7. Discussion and Conclusion