03139nam 2200649 a 450 991045781490332120200520144314.01-280-11657-997866135208690-520-95203-010.1525/9780520952034(CKB)2550000000079206(EBL)847475(OCoLC)774278966(SSID)ssj0000589914(PQKBManifestationID)11357910(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000589914(PQKBWorkID)10665310(PQKB)10447496(MiAaPQ)EBC847475(DE-B1597)518888(OCoLC)784363722(DE-B1597)9780520952034(Au-PeEL)EBL847475(CaPaEBR)ebr10529567(CaONFJC)MIL352086(EXLCZ)99255000000007920620110902d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEating bitterness[electronic resource] stories from the front lines of China's great urban migration /Michelle Dammon LoyalkaBerkeley University of California Press20121 online resource (277 p.)"Philip E. Lilienthal book."0-520-26650-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.The veggie vendors -- The impenetrable knife sharpener -- The teenage beauty queens -- The ever-floating floater -- The landless landlords -- The nowhere nanny -- The opportunity spotter -- The big boss.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.Rural-urban migrationChinaHistoryMigration, InternalChinaHistoryChinaSocial conditions1976-2000ChinaSocial conditions2000-Electronic books.Rural-urban migrationHistory.Migration, InternalHistory.307.2/40951Loyalka Michelle Dammon1972-1049271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457814903321Eating bitterness2478136UNINA