Technomobility in China: Young Migrant Women and Mobile Phones

by Cara Wallis

Winner of the 2014 Bonnie Ritter Book Award

Winner of the 2013 James W. Carey Media Research Award

As unprecedented waves of young, rural women journey to cities in China, not only to work, but also to "see the world" and gain some autonomy, they regularly face significant institutional obstacles as well as deep-seated anti-rural prejudices. Based on immersive fieldwork, Cara Wallis provides an intimate portrait of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479866083
• ISBN13: 9781479866083
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"