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Chinese Workers of the World
Colonialism, Chinese Labor, and the Yunnan–Indochina Railway
Selda Altan

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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1French Imperialism and the Yunnan–Indochina Railway
2An Attempted Civil Conquest of Yunnan's Mines and Muslim Communities
3Navigating the Chinese Labor Market for Coolies, 1903–1907
4Dominating the Laboring Body: French Medicine and Jurisdiction in Yunnan
5Yunnan's Path to Nationhood: Railways, Labor, and Nationalism
6Nationalist Activism and the Completion of the Railway
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index