Race, Law, and "The Chinese Puzzle" in Imperial Britain
by
S. Auerbach
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
023060949X
ISBN-13
9780230609495
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 16th, 2009
Print length
268 Pages
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In the early twentieth century, Chinese immigration became the focal point for racial panic in Britain. This painstakingly researched study traces the historical evolution of Chinese communities in Britain during this period, revealing their significance in the development of race as a category in British culture, law, and politics.
This book examines the historical evolution of Chinese communities in early twentieth-century Britain and their significance in the development of race as a category in British law, politics, and culture. During this period, fears about the moral and economic impact of Chinese immigration, amplified by press sensationalism and lurid fictional portrayals of London''s "Chinatown" as a den of vice and iniquity, prompted mass arrests, deportations, and mob violence. Even after Chinatown was demolished and its inhabitants dispersed, the stereotype of the Chinese criminal mastermind and other "yellow peril" images remained as permanent aspects of British culture.
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