Factory girls: from village to city in a changing China
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New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2009.
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[New ed.]
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431 pages : map ; 21 cm
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An eye-opening and previously untold story, "Factory Girls" is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China. The author demonstrates how "the mass movement from rural villages to cities is remaking individual lives and transforming Chinese society, much as immigration to America's shores remade our own country a century ago."

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English
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9780385520188, 0385520182

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 410-416)
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An eye-opening and previously untold story, "Factory Girls" is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in China. The author demonstrates how "the mass movement from rural villages to cities is remaking individual lives and transforming Chinese society, much as immigration to America's shores remade our own country a century ago."
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APA Citation (style guide)

Chang, L. T. (2009). Factory girls: from village to city in a changing China. [New ed.] New York, Spiegel & Grau.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Chang, Leslie T. 2009. Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China. New York, Spiegel & Grau.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Chang, Leslie T, Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China. New York, Spiegel & Grau, 2009.

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Chang, Leslie T. Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China. [New ed.] New York, Spiegel & Grau, 2009.

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