The Chinese must go : violence, exclusion, and the making of the alien in America / Beth Lew-Williams.

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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 188...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lew-Williams, Beth (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Chinese > United States > History > 19th century.
Chinese > Violence against > United States.
Border security > United States > History > 19th century.
Race discrimination > United States > History > 19th century.
Emigration and immigration law > United States > History > 19th century.
Noncitizens > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Physical Description:349 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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