Rural-Urban Migration and Agro-Technological Change in Post-Reform China / / Lena Kaufmann
(Visualizza in formato marc)
(Visualizza in BIBFRAME)
| Autore: |
Kaufmann Lena
|
| Titolo: |
Rural-Urban Migration and Agro-Technological Change in Post-Reform China / / Lena Kaufmann
|
| Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam University Press, 2021 |
| Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , [2021] | |
| ©2021 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.240951 |
| Soggetto topico: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration |
| Soggetto non controllato: | China, rural-urban migration, knowledge and skill, rice farming, migrant-left-behind nexus |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- 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 -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | How 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rural-Urban Migration and Agro-Technological Change in Post-Reform China |
| ISBN: | 90-485-5218-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996418938603316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
New Mobilities in Asia