“A distinct and antagonistic race” constructions of chinese manhood in the exclusionist debates, 1869-1878

Across the Great Divide: Cultures of Manhood in the American West

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 131-148

  Leong, Karen J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85073861235     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315022963-13     Document Type: Chapter

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