A Floating City Of Peasants: The Great Migration in Contemporary China by Floris

Description: A Floating City Of Peasants by Floris-Jan van Luyn A dozen remarkably intimate portraits that show the face of the migrant workers who have helped fuel the explosive economic growth in the Peoples Republic of China. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The largest human migration in history is taking place in China today-incredibly, off the radar of the worlds major media. Since the 1990s, at least 120 million Chinese peasants have left the countryside for big cities to work in factories, on construction sites, in catering and prostitution-typically without even the most basic rights or protections.In A Floating City of Peasants, Floris-Jan van Luyn-who spent six years reporting from China for a daily newspaper-relates the remarkable tales of migrant workers who have helped fuel the explosive growth of the Peoples Republic. In a series of a dozen remarkably intimate portraits illuminated by wide-ranging reporting, we meet Xiao Li, a prostitute, who sends her little girl to the best school in Chongqing; Chunming who stole money from his parents to pay for the long trip to Beijing and found work on a garbage dump; Lsong, who campaigned for a village school and against corrupt government employees and, as a result, was tortured almost to death; and others with equally gripping stories.Revealing the dark side of the Chinese economic miracle in words and striking pictures, this book documents an historic turning point in the life of the modern world. Author Biography From 1995 to 2001, Floris-Jan van Luyn was the China correspondent for the Dutch daily newspaper NRCHandelsblad. He studied history and Chinese in Leiden, Taipei, and Beijing before becoming a journalist and a filmmaker. He lives in The Hague, Netherlands. Review "A great book and a fine piece of investigative journalism which gets behind Chinas economic boom and brings to life the people who make it possible. Anyone who wants to understand what is happening in China or to the world economy should read this book." —Jasper Becker, author of The Chinese and Dragon Rising Review Quote "A great book and a fine piece of investigative journalism which gets behind Chinas economic boom and brings to life the people who make it possible. Anyone who wants to understand what is happening in China or to the world economy should read this book." -Jasper Becker, author of The Chinese and Dragon Rising Details ISBN1595581383 Short Title FLOATING CITY OF PEASANTS Language English Translator Jeannette K. Ringold ISBN-10 1595581383 ISBN-13 9781595581389 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Year 2008 Imprint The New Press Subtitle The Great Migration in Contemporary China Place of Publication New York DOI 10.1604/9781595581389 Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2008-03-28 UK Release Date 2008-03-28 Author Floris-Jan van Luyn Pages 240 Publisher The New Press Publication Date 2008-03-28 DEWEY 307.240951 Audience General AU Release Date 2008-05-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:11572489;

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