02859nam 2200673 a 450 991046035930332120200520144314.00-674-06055-5(CKB)2670000000081343(OCoLC)733332523(CaPaEBR)ebrary10456092(SSID)ssj0000487672(PQKBManifestationID)11318213(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487672(PQKBWorkID)10443059(PQKB)11416002(MiAaPQ)EBC3300924(Au-PeEL)EBL3300924(CaPaEBR)ebr10456092(EXLCZ)99267000000008134320100514d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrStrangers on the Western Front[electronic resource] Chinese workers in the Great War /Xu GuoqiCambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press20111 online resource (367 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-04999-3 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, 1914-1918Conscript laborEuropeWorld War, 1914-1918Participation, ChineseWorld War, 1914-1918Great BritainWorld War, 1914-1918FranceForeign workers, ChineseEuropeHistory20th centuryWorking classChinaHistory20th centuryChinaRelationsGreat BritainChinaRelationsFranceGreat BritainRelationsChinaFranceRelationsChinaElectronic books.World War, 1914-1918Conscript laborWorld War, 1914-1918Participation, Chinese.World War, 1914-1918World War, 1914-1918Foreign workers, ChineseHistoryWorking classHistory940.3089/951044Xu Guoqi786033MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460359303321Strangers on the Western Front2053041UNINA