Strangers on the Western Front : Chinese workers in the Great War

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

Author/creator	Xu, Guoqi, 1962-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.
Description	viii, 336 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	World War, 1914-1918--Conscript labor --Europe. World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Chinese. 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 note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2010019900
ISBN	9780674049994 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0674049993 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	D639.L2 X8 2011	✔ Available	Place Hold