Closing the Gate: Race, Politics, and the Chinese Exclusion Act - Andrew Gyory - Books - The University of North Carolina Press - 9780807847398 - November 30, 1998
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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.


384 pages, 28 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 30, 1998
ISBN13 9780807847398
Publishers The University of North Carolina Press
Pages 368
Dimensions 149 × 226 × 25 mm   ·   456 g
Language English