Closing the Gate: Race, Politics and the Chinese Exclusion Act

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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 barred nearly all Chinese from US shores for ten years. Gyory traces the origins of the Act, contending that rather than confronting divisive problems such as class conflict, politicians sought a safe, non-ideological solution to the nation's industrial crisis.

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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 barred nearly all Chinese from US shores for ten years. Gyory traces the origins of the Act, contending that rather than confronting divisive problems such as class conflict, politicians sought a safe, non-ideological solution to the nation's industrial crisis.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: Nov 1998
ISBN 10: 0807847399
ISBN 13: 9780807847398

Closing the Gate: Race, Politics and the Chinese Exclusion Act

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