LEADER 03596nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910454926103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8078-6675-X 035 $a(CKB)111004368568028 035 $a(EBL)880176 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000123869 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11143786 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000123869 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10011128 035 $a(PQKB)11759211 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC880176 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL880176 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr2001272 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL930432 035 $a(OCoLC)45843980 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368568028 100 $a19971211d1998 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClosing the gate$b[electronic resource] $erace, politics, and the Chinese Exclusion Act /$fAndrew Gyory 210 $aChapel Hill $cUniversity of North Carolina Press$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (735 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8078-4739-9 311 $a0-8078-2432-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 317-338) and index. 327 $aCover Page; Closing the Gate; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One The Very Recklessness of Statesmanship; Chapter Two To Fetch Men Wholesale; Chapter Three Yan-ki vs. Yan-kee; Chapter Four All Sorts of Tricks; Chapter Five To Overcome the Apathy of National Legislators; Chapter Six The Reign of Terror to Come; Chapter Seven An Unduly Inflated Sack of Very Bad Gas; Chapter Eight Rolling in the Dirt; Chapter Nine An Earthquake of Excitement; Chapter Ten No Material Difference; Chapter Eleven The Gate Must Be Closed 327 $aChapter Twelve A Mere Question of Expediency Appendix. The Chinese Exclusion Act; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which barred practically all Chinese from American shores for ten years, was the first federal law that banned a group of immigrants solely on the basis of race or nationality. By changing America's traditional policy of open immigration, this landmark legislation set a precedent for future restrictions against Asian immigrants in the early 1900's and against Europeans in the 1920's. Tracing the origins of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Andrew Gyory presents a bold new interpretation of American politics during Reconstruction and the 606 $aChinese Americans$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aChinese Americans$zCalifornia$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aChinese Americans$xLegal status, laws, etc$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aLabor policy$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aLabor policy$zCalifornia$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aCalifornia$xEmigration and immigration$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations 607 $aCalifornia$xRace relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChinese Americans$xHistory 615 0$aChinese Americans$xHistory 615 0$aChinese Americans$xLegal status, laws, etc.$xHistory 615 0$aLabor policy$xHistory 615 0$aLabor policy$xHistory 676 $a325.73/089/951 700 $aGyory$b Andrew$0970437 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454926103321 996 $aClosing the gate$92205674 997 $aUNINA