Author ：Gregor Benton

Publisher ：Routledge

Publishing Year ：2007

Call Number ：DS732.B478

Introduction ：

This book provides a remarkable reminder of lost episodes in Chinese diasporic history. It challenges the stereotype of the inward-looking, clannish Chinese abroad who were only concerned to survive among their compatriots and have as little to do with foreigners as possible. Author does this by focusing on the era of labour and socio-revolutionary internationalism and gives examples of the Chinese workers in plantations, dockyards, and factories actively responding to such causes. He shows that many of them were willing to participate in cross-cultural labour activities with local and other non-native workers when they were treated more or less equally and not actively discriminated against.