03087nam 22004935 450 99641893860331620231110225723.090-485-5218-410.1515/9789048552184(CKB)4100000011800330(DE-B1597)576186(OCoLC)1242871707(DE-B1597)9789048552184(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/63887(MiAaPQ)EBC30406511(Au-PeEL)EBL30406511(EXLCZ)99410000001180033020210621h20212021 fg engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRural-Urban Migration and Agro-Technological Change in Post-Reform China /Lena Kaufmann1st ed.Amsterdam University Press2021Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2021]©20211 online resource (306 p.)New Mobilities in Asia ;7Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. How the Predicament Arose -- 2. Rice Knowledge Systems in Transition -- 3. Reference Models for Transmitting Knowledge -- 4. Technological Choice in the Wake of Migration -- 5. Land-Use Strategies -- Conclusion: A Skill Perspective on Migration -- Appendix -- References -- IndexHow do rural Chinese households deal with the conflicting pressures of migrating into cities to work as well as staying at home to preserve their fields? This is particularly challenging for rice farmers, because paddy fields have to be cultivated continuously to retain their soil quality and value. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and written sources, this book describes farming households' strategic solutions to this predicament. It shows how, in light of rural-urban migration and agro-technological change, they manage to sustain both migration and farming. It innovatively conceives rural households as part of a larger farming community of practice that spans both staying and migrating household members and their material world. Focusing on one exemplary resource - paddy fields - it argues that socio-technical resources are key factors in understanding migration flows and migrant-home relations. Overall, this book provides rare insights into the rural side of migration and farmers' knowledge and agency.New Mobilities in Asia SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & ImmigrationbisacshChina, rural-urban migration, knowledge and skill, rice farming, migrant-left-behind nexus.SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration.307.240951Kaufmann Lena, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut916872DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996418938603316Rural-Urban Migration and Agro-Technological Change in Post-Reform China2055486UNISA