{"product_id":"population-in-china-hardback-9780745688633","title":"Population in China (Hardback) 9780745688633","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePopulation in China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNancy E. Riley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745688633, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 November 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Nancy Riley has written one of the most informative, insightful, and engaging books on China’s population that I have ever read. It will be many years before we see a book dealing with China’s population that is as well-written, as lucid and as carefully researched.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this important and eminently readable book, the noted China sociologist and demographer Nancy Riley steps back to tell the big-picture story of population in the People’s Republic. Brimming with sociological imagination, Riley’s book brings population to life and makes us see why it is so vital to an understanding of China today.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Susan Greenhalgh, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This compact monograph offers an intelligent and readable overview of China’s modern demography.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopulation and Development Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The detailed analysis of the social issues associated with birth control, migration, public health, gender and demographic changes reflects nuanced understanding of the social contexts of population in China. […] The vivid portrayal of lives of migrants, women, parents and workers makes the book widely accessible while maintaining academic rigour.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEurope-Asia Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina is home to a fifth of the world�s inhabitants. For the last several decades, this huge population has been in flux: fertility has fallen sharply, mortality has declined, and massive rural-to-urban migration is taking place. The state has played a direct role in these changes, seeing population control as an important part of its intention to modernize the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    In this insightful new work, Nancy E. Riley argues that China�s population policies and outcomes are not simply imposed by the state onto an unresponsive citizenry, but have arisen from the social organization of China over the past sixty years. Riley demonstrates how China�s population and population policy are intertwined and interact with other social and economic features. Riley also examines the unintended consequences of state directives, including the extraordinary number of �missing girls,� the rapid aging of the population, and an increase in inequality, particularly between rural and urban residents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Ultimately, China�s demographic story has to be understood as a complex, multi-pieced phenomenon. This book will be essential reading for researchers and students of China and social demography, as well as non-specialists interested in the changing nature of China�s population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMap\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2. China's Recent Demographic History\u003cbr\u003e3. Controlling Fertility Through Birth Planning Policies\u003cbr\u003e4. Mobility and Its Control\u003cbr\u003e5. Public Health, Morbidity and Mortality\u003cbr\u003e6. Gender and Population Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e7. Demographic Changes and the Family\u003cbr\u003e8. Conclusion: A Look into the Future\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407340925208,"sku":"9780745688633","price":42.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745688633.jpg?v=1784163567","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/population-in-china-hardback-9780745688633","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}