There is a wealth of valuable detail in this book, synthesising a great deal of archival research. Gibson takes us inside Chinese furniture factories - their business practices, workers, machines, products and advertisements. -- Catherine Bishop * Australian Economic History Review * provides timely historical insights into how Chinese workers and enterprises in Australia innovated their practices to meet challenges in a society that discriminated against them. Mei-fen Kuo, History Australia allows the reader to see how early Chinese migrants lived, worked and interacted with others in the decades surrounding Australia's federation. Nathan Daniel Gardner, Australian Historical Studies