It takes the average reader 3 hours and 40 minutes to read Rural Origins, City Lives by Roberta Zavoretti
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Many of the millions of workers streaming in from rural China to jobs at urban factories soon find themselves in new kinds of poverty and oppression. Yet, their individual experiences are far more nuanced than popular narratives might suggest. Rural Origins, City Lives probes long-held assumptions about migrant workers in China. Drawing on fieldwork in Nanjing, Roberta Zavoretti argues that many rural-born urban-dwellers are�contrary to state policy and media portrayals�heterogeneous in their employment, lifestyle, and aspirations. Working and living in the cities, rural-born workers change...
Rural Origins, City Lives by Roberta Zavoretti is 220 pages long, and a total of 55,000 words.
This makes it 74% the length of the average book. It also has 67% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours to read Rural Origins, City Lives aloud.
Rural Origins, City Lives is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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