Gold Mountain Turned to Dust: Essays on the Legal History of the Chinese in the Nineteenth-Century American West Contributor(s): Wunder, John R. (Author), Zhu, Liping (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0826359388 ISBN-13: 9780826359384 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Law | Constitutional - Law | Legal History |
Dewey: 342.730 |
LCCN: 2018016226 |
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 7.78" W x 9.2" (0.92 lbs) 248 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
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Publisher Description: Some half million Chinese immigrants settled in the American West in the nineteenth century. In spite of their vital contributions to the economy in gold mining, railroad construction, the founding of small businesses, and land reclamation, the Chinese were targets of systematic political discrimination and widespread violence. 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 West--from California to Montana to New Mexico--serves as a basic account of the legal treatment of Chinese immigrants in the West. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wunder, John R.: - John R. Wunder is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Nebraska�Lincoln. A widely published author and editor, his recent works include Reconfigurations of Native North America: An Anthology of New Perspectives and Americans View Their Dust Bowl Experience. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. |