Shanghai on Strike - The Politics of Chinese Labor

"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 Review

List of contents

Preface; 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.

Summary

This is a comprehensive study on the social history of China during the first half of the 20th century. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980sand which have not been systematically used in Western historiography.

Product details

• Authors: E. J. Perry, Elizabeth Perry, Elizabeth J Perry, Elizabeth J. Perry
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1995
• EAN: 9780804724913
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-2491-3
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 517 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, Politics / Current Events, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations