An engaging ethnography of the very different ways in which individuals, families, and social strata in China are affected by the experience of homeownership.-Luigi Tomba, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Enli Zhang Book order



- 2010
- 2002
Strangers in the City
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
With rapid commercialization, a booming urban economy, and the relaxation of state migratory policies, over 100 million peasants, known as China's floating population, have streamed into large cities seeking employment and a better life. This book traces the profound transformation this massive flow of rural migrants has caused as it challenges Chinese socialist modes of state control.