Gender, Work, and Family in a Chinese Economic Zone Laboring in Para
This book examines the dynamics of power within the families of married women who have migrated from rural areas to China's Dalian Economic Zone. Engaging the question of whether waged work gives women power in their families, this ethnographic stud
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Nancy E. Riley
Gender, Work, and Family in a Chinese Economic Zone Laboring in Paradise
Nancy E. Riley Department of Sociology/Anthropology Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME, USA
ISBN 978-94-007-5523-9 ISBN 978-94-007-5524-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-5524-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012953097 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
For Bob and Maggie, for everything.
Acknowledgments
This book has been a long time in the making and I am grateful for all the support I have had along the way. I will be forever thankful to all those in Dalian who shared their stories with me. Their friendliness and openness made my fieldwork a pleasure and their perspectives taught me a great deal about many things. I thank the Fulian (Women’s Federation) of the Dalian Economic Zone for sponsoring my research and for providing all the support and encouragement they did; Xiao Wang was especially helpful whenever I was in the DEZ. I thank my wonderfully supportive colleagues at Bowdoin College, including Krista Van Vleet, Craig McEwen, and Susan Bell. I am especially grateful to Sara Dickey for all the tea and chocolate and the many helpful conversations I have had
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