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.

Edition details

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