Young traces the pivotal century of Chinese migration to the Americas, beginning with the 1840s at the start of the 'coolie' trade and ending during World War II. This book is the first transnational history of Chinese migration to the Americas. By focusing on the fluidity and complexity of...

He making and re-making of the imperial nexus of jute, 1840-1940 -- The coming of the up-countrymen : labour conditions and class formation in the Bengal jute industry, 1875-1910 -- The making of juteopolis and the imperial nexus of jute, 1875-1910 -- Working class militancy and labor politics...