Great Questions: Production Relations, Social Structure, and Class: A Study of Labor Relations in Republican-Era China

This book is a comprehensive social history of labor relations during the Republican era. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, including the Shun Pao, the Ta Kung Pao, and women's factory workers' diaries, the author closely examines labor relations across different kinds of businesses, regions, owners, and industries. The book explores corporate environments, administration, welfare, and labor unions, presenting the complex picture of labor relations during the Republican era. It pays particular attention to the everyday lives of workers at the bottom of society, offering readers valuable insights into how labor relations of the period can be understood or reconsidered.