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Children in China
Orna Naftali
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Description for Children in China
Paperback. Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways.
Drawing on a broad range of literature and original ethnographic research, Naftali explores the rise of new ideas of child-care, child-vulnerability and child-agency; the impact of the One-Child Policy; and the emergence of children as independent consumers in the new market economy. She shows that Chinese boys and increasingly girls, too are enjoying a new ... Read more
Chinese childhood is undergoing a major transformation. This book explores how government policies introduced in China over the last few decades and processes of social and economic change are reshaping the lives of children and the meanings of childhood in complex, contradictory ways.
Drawing on a broad range of literature and original ethnographic research, Naftali explores the rise of new ideas of child-care, child-vulnerability and child-agency; the impact of the One-Child Policy; and the emergence of children as independent consumers in the new market economy. She shows that Chinese boys and increasingly girls, too are enjoying a new ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
China Today
Condition
New
Weight
343g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745680552
SKU
V9780745680552
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99-50
About Orna Naftali
Orna Naftali is Lecturer in the Department of Asian Studies and Research Fellow in the Harry S. Truman Research Institute of the Advancement of Peace at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Reviews for Children in China
"The past twenty years have seen an explosion of research on the transformations of childhood in China. In this book, Orna Naftali gives us a masterful overview of these efforts. Drawing on her own research and the writings of others, she shows how China�s many transformations have differentially affected the lives of children from a diverse array of backgrounds." Andrew ... Read more