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Leslie K. Wang - Outsourced Children - 9780804799010 - V9780804799010
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Outsourced Children

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Description for Outsourced Children Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JFFP; JFFS; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.

It's no secret that tens of thousands of Chinese children have been adopted by American parents and that Western aid organizations have invested in helping orphans in China—but why have Chinese authorities allowed this exchange, and what does it reveal about processes of globalization?

Countries that allow their vulnerable children to be cared for by outsiders are typically viewed as weaker global players. However, Leslie K. Wang argues that China has turned this notion on its head by outsourcing the care of its unwanted children to attract foreign resources and secure closer ties with Western nations. She demonstrates the ... Read more

Outsourced Children reveals the different care standards offered in Chinese state-run orphanages that were aided by Western humanitarian organizations. Wang explains how such transnational partnerships place marginalized children squarely at the intersection of public and private spheres, state and civil society, and local and global agendas. While Western societies view childhood as an innocent time, unaffected by politics, this book explores how children both symbolize and influence national futures.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804799010
SKU
V9780804799010
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Leslie K. Wang
Leslie K. Wang is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.

Reviews for Outsourced Children
"Outsourced Children takes us into the world of 'relinquished children' in China. It offers insights into the role of state policy, global competition and transnational circuits in shaping the meanings and value of children within neoliberalism. This is a must-read book for anyone interested in childhood in the global era."
Nazli Kibria
Boston University
"Outsourced Children is ... Read more

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