Eating bitterness [electronic resource] : stories from the front lines of China's great urban migration / Michelle Dammon Loyalka.
Loyalka, Michelle Dammon, 1972-
2012
HB2114.A3 L73 2012eb
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Title Eating bitterness [electronic resource] : stories from the front lines of China's great urban migration / Michelle Dammon Loyalka.
Author Loyalka, Michelle Dammon, 1972-
ISBN 9780520952034 (electronic bk.)
9780520266506
Imprint Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (264 p.) : map.
Call Number HB2114.A3 L73 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 307.2/40951
Summary "Every year over 200 million peasants flock to China's urban centers, providing a profusion of cheap labor that helps fuel the country's staggering economic growth. Award-winning journalist Michelle Dammon Loyalka follows the trials and triumphs of eight such migrants--including a vegetable vendor, an itinerant knife sharpener, a free-spirited recycler, and a cash-strapped mother--offering an inside look at the pain, self-sacrifice, and uncertainty underlying China's dramatic national transformation. At the heart of the book lies each person's ability to 'eat bitterness'--a term that roughly means to endure hardships, overcome difficulties, and forge ahead. These stories illustrate why China continues to advance, even as the rest of the world remains embroiled in financial turmoil. At the same time, Eating Bitterness demonstrates how dealing with the issues facing this class of people constitutes China's most pressing domestic challenge"--Publisher description.
Note "Philip E. Lilienthal book."
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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