China on the Move: Migration, the State, and the Household (Routledge Studies in Human Geography)

China on the Move offers a new and more thorough explanation of migration, which integrates knowledge from geography, population studies, sociology and politics; to help us understand the processes of social, political, and economic change associated with powerful migration streams so essential to Chinese development. Using a large body of research, clear and attractive illustrations (maps, tables, and charts) of findings based on census, survey and field data, and selected qualitative material such as migrants’ narratives, this book provides an updated, systematic, empirically rich, multifaceted and lively analysis of migration in China. The 150 Million Migrants That Left Home In Pursuit Of Economic Opportunities Are Changing The Face Of China. This Book Is About This Human Tide, How It Has Evolved Over The Last Two Decades, And What It Means To China's City And Countryside. By Addressing The Hukou Paradigm And The Permanent Migrant Paradigm, The Book Challenges The Assumption That Peasant Migrants' Main Goal Is Permanent Residence In The City. Rather, The Findings Show That Splitting The Peasant Household Into A Permanent Rural Segment And A Temporary Urban Segment Allows Migrants To Straddle And Benefit From Two Worlds. Based On Detailed Analysis Of Census And Survey Data And Insights From Field Materials And Migrants' Narratives, The Book Documents And Identifies Key Forces That Shape Migrants' Decision-making. It Also Examines Changes In The Composition And Spatial Pattern Of Migration, The Hukou (household Registration) System And Its Evolution, Differentials Between Male And Female Migration, Gender Relations And Power Hierarchy, Circular Migration, Migrants' Experiences In The City, The Impacts Of Migration On The Countryside, Marriage Migration, And New Opportunities And Challenges For The Chinese On The Move In The Twenty-first Century. The Book Draws On Twenty Years Of English-language And Chinese-language Studies On Migration, And It Depicts Salient Empirical Information Via Maps, Illustrations And Tables. Population Researchers, Asian Studies Scholars, China Observers And Specialists, And Students Ranging From Advanced Undergraduates To Doctoral Students Will Find This Book Both Informative And Stimulating.--jacket. Migration, The State, And The Household -- Volume And Spatial Patterns Of Migration -- The Hukou (household Registration) System -- Types And Processes Of Migration -- Gender And Household Strategies -- Migrants' Experiences In The City -- Impacts Of Migration On Rural Areas -- Marriage And Marriage Migration -- The Chinese Migrant In The Twenty-first Century. C. Cindy Fan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [180]-203) And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 10 Illustrations......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 13 1 Migration, the state, and the household......Page 16 2 Volume and spatial patterns of migration......Page 34 3 The hukou (household registration) system......Page 55 4 Types and processes of migration......Page 69 5 Gender and household strategies......Page 90 6 Migrants’ experiences in the city......Page 110 7 Impacts of migration on rural areas......Page 132 8 Marriage and marriage migration......Page 152 9 The Chinese migrant in the twenty-first century......Page 177 Notes......Page 188 References......Page 195 Index......Page 219 Biogeography Book Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 10 Illustrations 11 Acknowledgments 13 1 Migration, the state, and the household 16 2 Volume and spatial patterns of migration 34 3 The hukou (household registration) system 55 4 Types and processes of migration 69 5 Gender and household strategies 90 6 Migrants’ experiences in the city 110 7 Impacts of migration on rural areas 132 8 Marriage and marriage migration 152 9 The Chinese migrant in the twenty-first century 177 Notes 188 References 195 Index 219 "The book draws on twenty years of English-language and Chinese-language studies on migration, and it depicts salient empirical information via maps, illustrations and tables. Population researchers, Asian Studies scholars, China observers and specialists, and students ranging from advanced undergraduates to doctoral students will find this book both informative and stimulating."--Résumé de l'éditeur