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Brokering belonging [electronic resource] : Chinese in Canada's exclusion era, 1885-1945 / by Lisa Rose Mar.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xi, 230 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199866533 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Chinese -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History -- 19th century | Chinese -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History -- 20th century | Immigrants -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History | Chinese -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada -- History | Emigration and immigration law -- Canada -- History | Chinese -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- Politics and government | Brokers -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History | Civic leaders -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History | Community life -- British Columbia -- Vancouver -- History | Vancouver (B.C.) -- Ethnic relationsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199733132DDC classification: 305.8009711 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This title traces several generations of Chinese 'brokers,' ethnic leaders who acted as intermediaries between the Chinese and Anglo worlds of Canada. By reinserting Chinese back into mainstream politics, this book alters common understandings of how legally 'alien' groups' helped create modern immigrant nations.| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This title traces several generations of Chinese 'brokers,' ethnic leaders who acted as intermediaries between the Chinese and Anglo worlds of Canada. By reinserting Chinese back into mainstream politics, this book alters common understandings of how legally 'alien' groups' helped create modern immigrant nations.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.