Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Tables, Figures, and Maps
Note on Romanization and Place Names
Foreword
Introduction
Overview of the Migration
The Texture of the Migration
Family Ties: The Engine of Migration
The Migration and Other Historical Studies
1. Memories and Numbers: Sources of Migrant Information
Who Were the Migrants?
Home Areas of the Informants
Statistical Record of the Migration
2. Pushes and Pulls: Forces that Shaped the Migration
Migration and the Economy
Recruitment
Other Migrant Destinations
Migration to Manchuria from Other Countries
Statistical Insights into Migrant Motivations
The Role of the Family
Family Migration Strategies
Migration and Family Composition
Family Help in Migration
Full Family Migration
Remittances
Home and Identity
Laoxiang and Migration
Reasons for Return
Return Rates
Postwar Returns
6. Not for Politics or Glory
Migration and Politics
Views About Migration
Post-1949 Migration
Migration in the 1990s
Chapter Notes
Glossary
Statistical Appendix
Bibliography
Index