Strangers on the Western Front Chinese workers in the Great War / Xu Guoqi.

Author/creator Xu, Guoqi, 1962-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Descriptionviii, 336 p., [18] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
World War, 1914-1918--Conscript labor. --Europe.
World War, 1914-1918--China.
World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain.
World War, 1914-1918--France.
Foreign workers, Chinese--Europe. --History. --20th century.
Working class--China. --History. --20th century.
China--Relations. --Great Britain.
China--Relations. --France.
Great Britain--Relations. --China.
France--Relations. --China.

Contents Great War and great crisis : China, Britain, France, and the "laborers as soldiers" strategy -- The recruitment and European odyssey of the men for Britain and France -- The hidden history of the secret Canadian pathway -- Work -- Treatment and perceptions -- Strangers in a strange world : Chinese lives in Europe -- American soldiers and Chinese laborers -- The association men and Chinese laborers -- The fusion of teaching and learning : students as teachers and vice versa -- A fusion of civilizations -- Appendix 1: Huimin contract with the French government -- Appendix 2: British contract -- Selected glossary.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010019900
ISBN9780674049994 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674049993 (alk. paper)

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