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THE ORIENTAL QUESTION
CONSOLIDATING A WHITE MAN'S PROVINCE, 1914-41 |
| By: |
Patricia E. Roy |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£87.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0774810106 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780774810104 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2003 |
| Pages: |
344 |
| Description: |
Patricia E. Roy continues her study into why British Columbians were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. |
| Synopsis: |
Patricia Roy's latest book, The Oriental Question, continues her study into why British Columbians - and many Canadians from outside the province - were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. Drawing on contemporary press and government reports and individual correspondence and memoirs, Roy shows how British Columbians consolidated a "white man's province" from 1914 to 1941 by securing a virtual end to Asian immigration and placing stringent legal restrictions on Asian competition in the major industries of lumber and fishing. While its emphasis is on political action and politicians, the book also examines the popular pressure for such practices and gives some attention to the reactions of those most affected: the province's Chinese and Japanese residents.The Oriental Question is a critical investigation of a troubling period in Canadian history. It will be of vital interest to scholars of British Columbian and Canadian history and politics and of Asian, diaspora, ethnicity, and immigration studies. |
| Illustrations: |
16 b&w photos |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
University of British Columbia Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Patricia E. Roy is the recipient of the Canadian Historical |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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