CURRENTLY SOLD OUT

Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by Leslie T. Chang (CD-Audio, 2008)

About this product

Product Information

China has 130 million migrant workers--the largest migration in human history. In Factory Girls, Leslie T. Chang, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Beijing, tells the story of these workers primarily through the lives of two young women, whom she follows over the course of three years as they attempt to rise from the assembly lines of Dongguan, an industrial city in China's Pearl River Delta.As she tracks their lives, Chang paints a never-before-seen picture of migrant life--a world where nearly everyone is under thirty; where you can lose your boyfriend and your friends with the loss of a mobile phone; and where a few computer or English lessons can catapult you into a completely different social class. Chang takes us inside a sneaker factory so large that it has its own hospital, movie theater, and fire department; to posh karaoke bars that are fronts for prostitution; to makeshift English classes where students shave their heads in monklike devotion and sit day after day in front of machines watching English words flash by; and back to a farming village for the Chinese New Year, revealing the poverty and idleness of rural life that drive young girls to leave home in the first place. Throughout this riveting portrait, Chang also interweaves the story of her own family's migrations, within China and to the West, providing historical and personal frames of reference for her investigation.A book of global significance that provides new insight into China, Factory Girls demonstrates how the mass movement from rural villages to cities is remaking individual lives and transforming Chinese society, much as immigration to America's shores remade our own country a century ago.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
ISBN-10
1400160456
ISBN-13
9781400160457
eBay Product ID (ePID)
178038114

Product Key Features

Author
Leslie T. Chang
Format
CD, MP3 Format
Language
English
Genre
Popular Culture & Media: General Interest

Dimensions

Weight
74g
Height
190mm
Width
135mm

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
Old Saybrook, Ct
Spine
15mm
Running Time
900
Narrator(s)
Susan Ericksen
Author Biography
Leslie T. Chang, a graduate of Harvard University, lived in Beijing for a decade, where she worked as a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. She is married to Peter Hessler, who also writes about China. She lives in Colorado. Susan Ericksen is an actress who performs on stage and television. An Audie Award and AudioFile Earphones Award winner, Susan has recorded many audiobooks, including Naked in Death by J. D. Robb and Savannah Blue by Mary Kay Andrews.
Date of Publication
22/12/2008
Subject
Popular Culture & Media: General Interest
Imprint
Tantor Media, Inc
Edition Statement
Unabridged
Country of Publication
United States

Best Selling in Audio Books

See all

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Audio Books

Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne (Audio CD, 2002)
4.5 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings
AU $27.46 New
---- Used
Why We Sleep The Science of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker (2019, Paperback)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 11 product ratings
AU $21.22 New
AU $16.60 Used
Pimsleur French Conversational Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-16 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs by Pimsleur (Audio CD, 2011)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings
AU $69.90 New
AU $54.00 Used
Vegetables Month by Month Planting Guide: Keeping Your Garden Productive All Year by Stefan Mager (Fold-out book or chart, 2021)
5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 product ratings
AU $13.99 New
---- Used
Number 96: Mavis Bramston and Me by David Sale (Audio CD, 2015)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $20.00 New
---- Used
Doctor Who: Survival: 7th Doctor Novelisation by Rona Munro (Audio CD, 2017)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $37.40 New
---- Used
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani: 7th Doctor Novelisation by Jane Baker, Pip Baker (Audio CD, 2022)
No ratings or reviews yet.
AU $37.63 New
---- Used

Save on Audio Books

Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Audio Books

Why We Sleep By Matthew Walker
AU $19.99
Trending at AU $26.00
Vegetables Month By Month Planting Guide *Brand NEW* Free Delivery AU
AU $13.99
Trending at AU $14.29
Terry Pratchett The Shepherd's Crown (Paperback) Discworld Novels
AU $22.09
Trending at AU $24.82

Shop by category

Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by Leslie T. Chang (CD-Audio, 2008)

About this product

Product Information

Product Identifiers

Product Key Features

Dimensions

Additional Product Features

Best Selling in Audio Books

Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne (Audio CD, 2002)

Why We Sleep The Science of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker (2019, Paperback)

Pimsleur French Conversational Course - Level 1 Lessons 1-16 CD: Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs by Pimsleur (Audio CD, 2011)

Vegetables Month by Month Planting Guide: Keeping Your Garden Productive All Year by Stefan Mager (Fold-out book or chart, 2021)

Number 96: Mavis Bramston and Me by David Sale (Audio CD, 2015)

Doctor Who: Survival: 7th Doctor Novelisation by Rona Munro (Audio CD, 2017)

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani: 7th Doctor Novelisation by Jane Baker, Pip Baker (Audio CD, 2022)

Save on Audio Books

Why We Sleep By Matthew Walker

Vegetables Month By Month Planting Guide Brand NEW Free Delivery AU

Terry Pratchett The Shepherd's Crown (Paperback) Discworld Novels

You may also like

David Chang Fiction & Non-Fiction Books

David Chang Fiction & Non-Fiction Books in English

David Chang Non-Fiction Paperback Fiction & Books

CD Audio Books & Audio Plays

MP3 CD Audio Books & Audio Plays

Audiobook CD Audio Books & Audio Plays