Feet and Fabrication: Footbinding and Early Twentieth-Century Rural Women’s Labor in Shaanxi
The early twentieth-century transformations of rural Chinese women’s work have received relatively little direct attention. By contrast, the former custom of footbinding continues to fascinate and is often used to illustrate or contest theories about Chinese women’s status. Arguing that for rural women at least, footbinding needs to be understood in relation to rural economic [...]
Read moreWhat Determines Migrant Workers’ Life Chances in Contemporary China? Hukou, Social Exclusion, and the Market
It is widely believed that household registration (hukou) continues to play a fundamental role in determining migrant workers’ life chances in contemporary China. This article contends, on the contrary, that the importance of hukou has declined substantially, and that migrant workers’ life chances would not be significantly improved even if China were to abolish the [...]
Read moreWhat Determines Migrant Workers’ Life Chances in Contemporary China? Hukou, Social Exclusion, and the Market
It is widely believed that household registration (hukou) continues to play a fundamental role in determining migrant workers’ life chances in contemporary China. This article contends, on the contrary, that the importance of hukou has declined substantially, and that migrant workers’ life chances would not be significantly improved even if China were to abolish the [...]
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