Gold Mountain Turned to Dust : Essays on the Legal History of the Chinese in the Nineteenth-Century American West
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0826359388
ISBN-13
9780826359384
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Imprint
University of New Mexico Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 30th, 2018
Print length
200 Pages
Weight
426 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 22.80 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
History of the AmericasEthnic studiesLegal history
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This legal history of the Chinese experience in the American West, based on the author’s lifetime of research in legal sources all over the Westâ€from California to Montana to New Mexicoâ€serves as a basic account of the legal treatment of Chinese immigrants in the West.
Some half million Chinese immigrants settled in the American West in the nineteenth century. In spite of their vital contributions to the economy, the Chinese were targets of systematic political discrimination and widespread violence. This legal history of the Chinese experience in the American West serves as a basic account of the legal treatment of Chinese immigrants in the West.
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