LEADER 03139nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910457814903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-11657-9 010 $a9786613520869 010 $a0-520-95203-0 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520952034 035 $a(CKB)2550000000079206 035 $a(EBL)847475 035 $a(OCoLC)774278966 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000589914 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11357910 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000589914 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10665310 035 $a(PQKB)10447496 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC847475 035 $a(DE-B1597)518888 035 $a(OCoLC)784363722 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520952034 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL847475 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10529567 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL352086 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000079206 100 $a20110902d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEating bitterness$b[electronic resource] $estories from the front lines of China's great urban migration /$fMichelle Dammon Loyalka 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (277 p.) 300 $a"Philip E. Lilienthal book." 311 $a0-520-26650-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aEvery 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. 606 $aRural-urban migration$zChina$xHistory 606 $aMigration, Internal$zChina$xHistory 607 $aChina$xSocial conditions$y1976-2000 607 $aChina$xSocial conditions$y2000- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRural-urban migration$xHistory. 615 0$aMigration, Internal$xHistory. 676 $a307.2/40951 700 $aLoyalka$b Michelle Dammon$f1972-$01049271 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457814903321 996 $aEating bitterness$92478136 997 $aUNINA