Edition |
Spiegel & Grau trade pbk. ed. |
Description |
431 p. : maps ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 410-416). |
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 health. |
Indexed In: |
Pub Weekly, August 2008 |
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Booklist, October 2008 |
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New York Times, November 2008 |
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Kirkus Review, September 2008 |
Summary |
Examines the lives of female migrant factory workers in China, focusing on the experiences of two young women and including the author's story of her family's migration within China and to the West. |
Audience |
Adult Follett School Solutions. |
Subject |
Manufacturing industries -- China -- Employees.
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Women migrant labor.
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Young women -- China -- Employment.
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ISBN |
9780385520188 |
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