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Book SynopsisThis social history of China during the first half of the 20th century focuses on the Shanghai labour movement. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980s and which have not been systematically used in Western historiography.
Trade Review"Superbly researched and tightly conceptualized. Covering the 110 years before the successful communist revolution in 1949, Perry's study gently modifies several generations of received wisdom about Chinese labor activities. . . . She combines the social scientist's passion for order with the historian's eye for compelling anecdote. . . . The result is a sophisticated, provocative, and entertaining piece of work that profoundly alters our understanding of Chinese labor." --
American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Part I. The Politics of Place, 1839-1919: 1. A city of immigrants 2. South China artisans 3. North China proletarians Part II. The Politics of Partisanship, 1919-49: 4. Heyday of radicalism, 1919-27 5. Conservative interregnum, 1927-37 6. Radical resurgence, 1937-49 Part III. The Politics of Production: 7. Tobacco 8. Textiles 9. Transport Conclusion Appendices.
