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In this book, an international team of scholars explores not only the politics of xiagang, but also the effect on Chinese workers and their families, and the variety of their responses to this unprecedented dislocation in their lives.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Gold, Thomas B. (Editor), Hurst, William J. (Editor), Qiang, Li, 1961- (Editor), Won, Jaeyoun (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Political Science and International Relations.
Asian Culture.
Asian Politics.
Political Science.
Political Sociology.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Sociology, general.
Equality.
Ethnology > Asia.
Political science.
Political sociology.
Social structure.
Sociology.
Asia > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:In this book, an international team of scholars explores not only the politics of xiagang, but also the effect on Chinese workers and their families, and the variety of their responses to this unprecedented dislocation in their lives.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 261 pages 4 illustrations)
ISBN:9780230620445
DOI:10.1057/9780230620445