Strangers on the Western Front : Chinese workers in the Great War /
Xu, Guoqi.
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918
Foreign workers, Chinese
Working class