ISBN:
9780674976016
Language:
English
Pages:
349 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
DDC:
305.8951073
Keywords:
Geschichte 1850-1885
;
Chinese History 19th century
;
Chinese Violence against
;
Border security History 19th century
;
Race discrimination History 19th century
;
Emigration and immigration law History 19th century
;
Aliens History 19th century
;
Citizens History 19th century
;
Opfer
;
Gewalt
;
Einwanderer
;
Soziale Situation
;
Chinesen
;
United States Race relations 19th century
;
History
;
USA
;
USA
;
Chinesen
;
Einwanderer
;
Soziale Situation
;
Gewalt
;
Opfer
;
Geschichte 1850-1885
Abstract:
In 1882, the United States launched an unprecedented experiment in federal border control...which promptly failed. The Chinese Must Go examines this formative moment when America's lackluster attempt to bar Chinese workers provoked a wave of anti-Chinese violence across the U.S. West. In 1885 and 1886, white vigilantes in over 150 communities used intimidation, harassment, bombs, arson, assault, and murder to drive out their Chinese neighbors. This little-known outbreak of racial violence had profound consequences. Displacing tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants, the expulsions reshaped America's racial geography. In response, the federal government not only overhauled U.S. immigration law, but also transformed its diplomatic relations with China. The Chinese Must Go recasts the history of Chinese exclusion and its importance for modern America. During a period better known for the invention of the modern citizen, the Chinese in America defined what it meant to be an alien. The significance of the "heathen Chinaman" on American law and society far outlived him....
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
