The Indispensable Enemy: Labor and the Anti-Chinese Movement in California - Hardcover

SAXTON, Alexander.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520017218 ISBN 13: 9780520017214

Publisher: -, 1971

Synopsis

Winner of the California Silver Medal, Commonwealth Club of California, this is a study of Californian history. It makes special reference to Chinese immigration as a crucial issue in the development of organized labour in California during the last third of the 19th century.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"An eloquent and meticulous history of race and class which is as exciting today as when it first appeared."--David Roediger, Professor of History, University of Minnesota "Saxton's path-breaking study continues to underscore the significant of race in the American politics and culture--a timely critical perspective for the 21st century."--Ronald Takaki, author of A Different Mirror "No one interested in the intersection of race, class, and ideology can neglect this book. It deserves a wide audience among a new generation of college students."--Robert W. Rydell, Professor of History, Montana State University "A classic--one that helped launch the "new western history" and belongs on a short list of books that have transformed our understanding of the western experience."--Gary B. Nash, Director of the National Center for History in the Schools

About the Author:

Alexander Saxton is Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: -
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 0520017218
• ISBN 13: 9780520017214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 293