'… pleasant for readers being interested in modern history … high quality of analysis of the industrial capitals of Russia and China.' Labor History
Introduction: Capitalist modernity and Communist revolution; 1. Memories of home: native-place identity in the city; 2. The awakening self: individuality and class identity; 3. After patriarchy: gender identities in the city; 4. Saving the nation: national and class identities in the city; 5. Workers and Communist revolution.