Indispensable enemy or convenient scapegoat? A critical examination of sinophobia in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1870s to 1930s

Journal of Chinese Overseas

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-90

  Hu DeHart, Evelyn ^a,b  

^a Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349554189     PISSN: 17930391     EISSN: 17932548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/179325409X434504     Document Type: Review

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