Racial Reconstruction Black Inclusion, Chinese Exclusion, and the Fictions of Citizenship |
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| Author:
| Wong, Edlie L. |
| Series title: | America and the Long 19th Century Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4798-6800-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $193.00 |
Book Description:
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The end of slavery and the Atlantic slave trade triggered wide-scale labor shortages across the U.S. and Caribbean. Planters looked to China as a source for labor replenishment, importing indentured laborers in what became known as "coolieism." From heated Senate floor debates to Supreme Court test cases brought by Chinese activists, public ......
The end of slavery and the Atlantic slave trade triggered wide-scale labor shortages across the U.S. and Caribbean. Planters looked to China as a source for labor replenishment, importing indentured laborers in what became known as "coolieism." From heated Senate floor debates to Supreme Court test cases brought by Chinese activists, public ......