The Chinese Exclusion Act: What It Can Teach Us about America

The Chinese Exclusion Act: What It Can Teach Us about America
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 124
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ISBN-10 : 9781137339096
ISBN-13 : 1137339098
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Book Synopsis The Chinese Exclusion Act: What It Can Teach Us about America by : B. Railton

Download or read book The Chinese Exclusion Act: What It Can Teach Us about America written by B. Railton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores two critical strands in American Studies: policy conversations on legal and illegal immigration and social and educational conversations on diversity and multiculturalism. As author Benjamin Railton shows, a fresh look at the Chinese Exclusion Act overturns much of the received wisdom on immigration and American identity.


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