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The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China

The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China - Hardcover

by Cora Lingling Xu
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cora Lingling XuSeries:Suny Series, Education in Global PerspectivesTheme:Ethnic Orientation/AsianPublish date:4/1/2025Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:State University of New York PressISBN-13:9798855801903UPC:9798855801903Book Category:Education, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Comparative, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Asian StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.518Product ID:SCF557F9N5

Reveals the role of time in reproducing inequalities as students navigate rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational higher education.

Winner of the 2026 Best Book Award presented by the Higher Education Special Interest Group of the Comparative and International Education Society

Can a student inherit time? What difference does time make to their educational journeys and outcomes? The Time Inheritors draws on nearly a decade of field research with more than one hundred youth in China to argue that intergenerational transfers of privilege or deprivation are manifested in and through time. Comparing experiences of rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational education, Cora Lingling Xu shows how inequalities in time inheritance help drive deeply unequal mobility. With its unique focus on time, nuanced comparative analysis, and sensitive ethnographic engagement, The Time Inheritors opens new avenues for understanding the social mechanisms shaping the future of China and the world.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:State University of New York PressISBN-13:9798855801903UPC:9798855801903Book Category:Education, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Comparative, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Asian StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.518Product ID:SCF557F9N5

Cora Lingling Xu is Associate Professor in Sociology of Education at Durham University, United Kingdom.


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