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The coming man from Canton : Chinese experience in Montana, 1862-1943 / Christopher W. Merritt.
Penn Museum Library F740.C5 M47 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Merritt, Chris W., author.
- Series:
- Historical archaeology of the American West
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese--Montana--History.
- Chinese.
- Chinese--Montana--Social conditions.
- Chinese--Montana--Economic conditions.
- Miners--Montana--History.
- Miners.
- Railroad construction workers--Montana--History.
- Railroad construction workers.
- Foreign workers, Chinese--Montana--History.
- Foreign workers, Chinese.
- Chinese Americans--Montana--History.
- Chinese Americans.
- Chinese Americans--Montana--Biography.
- Race relations.
- History.
- Economic conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Montana--Antiquities.
- Montana.
- Antiquities.
- Montana--Race relations.
- Chinese--Economic conditions.
- Chinese--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 264 pages ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Chinese experience in Montana, 1862-1943
- Place of Publication:
- [Lincoln] : University of Nebraska Press and the Society for Historical Archaeology, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Christopher W. Merritt combines and highlights the historical and archaeological records of the Overseas Chinese experience in Montana, beginning with the arrival of Chinese immigrants in 1862 to the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1943"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Entrance and expansion, 1862-1880
- Restriction and legal attacks, 1880-1900
- Diversification, collapse, and aging, 1900-1943
- Archaeology of the overseas Chinese in Montana
- Chinese social organization in Montana and archaeological implications
- Conclusions and future directions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Merritt, Chris W. Coming man from Canton.
- ISBN:
- 9780803299788
- 0803299788
- OCLC:
- 962025853
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