Paul Bailey

Chinese Overseas Labour and Globalisation in the Early Twentieth Century

Migrant Workers, Globalisation and the Sino-French Connection

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Chinese labourers were contracted in large numbers by the French and British governments for war-related work on the Western front. This book examines how this came about; and it explores the experiences of the 140,000 Chinese workers involved. It discusses the attitudes of French and British governments, outlines what work the Chinese labourers were involved in, and portrays their lives and conditions in detail. It shows how Chinese labourers continued to be used in the aftermath of the war, and places this use of Chinese labourers in the wider context of globalisation in the period.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9780415739276
• ISBN-10: 0415739276
• Artikelnr.: 39396040

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Bartered `Swine
: Chinese Indentured Labour Before World War One 2. The Origins of the Chinese Francophile `Lobby
and the Chinese Worker Presence in France 3. `An Army of Labour
: The French and British Recruitment of Chinese Workers in World War One 4. Protest and Self-Help: The Lives of Chinese Workers in World War One France 5. Reconstruction in Northern France and Repatriation (1918-1922) Conclusion: The `Afterlife
of World War One Chinese Workers and Contemporary Discourses of Chinese Overseas Labour