Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jacka (Gender Relations Center, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National U.) examines the experiences of Chinese women at the turn of the twenty-first century who left rural areas to find work in urban centers, principally Beijing. These migrants are denoted as a "floating population" because their household registration remains in the rural towns. Using interviews and observations of the women in the Migrant Women's Club and others, Jacka attempts to understand the resulting issues with identity, relationships, social position, belonging, and navigating the dominant discourse. She considers the history of migration, the Rural Women collective and journal, the journal Working Sister, discrimination, exploitation, and regulation of migrants, and analyzes the concepts of narrative structures and agency. Some of the chapters have been printed elsewhere in different versions. Annotation :2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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