{"product_id":"9789819595310","title":"China’s Invisible Children Belonging and Recognition Under the One-Child Policy and Beyond","description":"\u003ch1\u003eChina’s Invisible Children\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBelonging and Recognition Under the One-Child Policy and Beyond\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJingxian Wang\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Marriage \u0026amp; Family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book is the first scholarly account by a mainland Chinese scholar on China’s “invisible children,” the \u003cem\u003eheihaizi,\u003c\/em\u003e born illegally and intentionally concealed from family, community, and government under the one-child policy (1979–2016). Drawing on a qualitative analysis of 20 in-depth interviews with now‑adult \u003cem\u003eheihaizi\u003c\/em\u003e, it reveals that personal experiences of the one-child policy and illegal “out‑of‑plan” births have had lasting emotional, psychological, and social consequences.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003eShuttled between foster and biological families and often maltreated by parents and siblings, they remained silenced in public discourse even during the two-child policy era. Written by a former “invisible child,” this book weaves a complex theoretical framework of reproductive politics, citizenship rights, structural violence, and lasting social stigma to show how China’s invisible children were systematically rendered “less.”\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt offers a first‑hand insider’s understanding of the production of the “invisible” label during Communist China’s modernisation and reconsiders the ethics and strategies of silencing this generation, who now face the recently introduced three‑child policy as they reach their own reproductive years. This is a crucial and overdue contribution for scholars, students, and activists interested in family sociology, childhood studies, China studies, and citizenship studies.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJingxian Wang\u003c\/strong\u003e is an independent scholar affiliated with King’s College London, UK. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Nottingham, UK, and works in the fields of sociology of children, family injustice, gender-based violence, and citizenship studies. Her latest research was published in \u003cem\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Gender and Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e  (2026). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819595310\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e334\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46630686851212,"sku":"9789819595310","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819595310.jpg?v=1781088667","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819595310","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}