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New York before Chinatown : Orientalism and the Shaping of American Culture, 1776-1882
New York before Chinatown Orientalism and the Shaping of American Culture 17761882
Author: John Kuo Wei Tchen
From George Washington's desire (in the heat of the Revolutionary War) for a proper set of Chinese porcelains for afternoon tea, to the lives of Chinese-Irish couples in the 1830s, to the commercial success of Chang and Eng (the "Siamese Twins"), to rising fears of "heathen Chinee," New York before Chinatown offers a provocative look at ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780801867941
ISBN-10: 0801867940
Publication Date: 8/22/2001
Pages: 416
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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