The Restless Earth

Rural China in Transition

2018 RUNNER-UP OF THE BODLEY HEAD | FINANCIAL TIMES ESSAY PRIZE

The Restless Earth explores the lives of communities who remain sceptical of China’s big city allure. As the traditions of the New Year bring urban dwellers back to rural Qinghe, Miriam Driessen interrogates the tensions between the proud stoicism of rural family members and the ambitions of their returning relatives. Thoughtful and immersive, it is a portrait of a community whose existence is much more than a hurdle on the way to urbanization.

About Miriam Driessen

Miriam Driessen is an anthropologist at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on migration in China and beyond. A published author of nonfiction in her native Dutch, she has recently risen to the challenge of writing in English.
Details
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781473571143
  • Length: 15 pages
  • Price: £0.00