Inherited time and the uneven paths of educational mobility: A review of Cora Lingling Xu's The Time Inheritors

Yifan Liu, Department of Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

Published online on January 19, 2026

Abstract

Time & Society, Ahead of Print.
This review examinesThe Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in Chinaby Cora Lingling Xu, a book that offers a conceptually rich and empirically grounded analysis of time as a structuring force in educational ...