Based on China’s recently released 2010 population census data, this edited volume analyses the most recent demographic trends in China, in the context of sig

Demographic transition constitutes one of the most fundamental modern historical changes; people live much longer, have fewer children, and experience higher mo

With rapid commercialization, a booming urban economy, and the relaxation of state migratory policies, over 100 million peasants, known as China's "floating pop

'Governing China's Population' tells the story of political and cultural shifts, from the perspectives of both regime and society.

The present volume is the first systematic reconstruction of the demographic series of the population of Shanghai from the mid-nineteenth century to 1953. Desig