New York Before Chinatown: Orientalism and the Shaping of American Culture, 1776-1882

by John Kuo Wei Tchen

Book Overview

Honorable mention for the John Hope Franklin Prize from the American Studies AssociationHonorable mention for the Brendan Gill Award from the New York City Municipal Arts SocietyWinner of the History/Social Science Book Award from the Association of Asian American Studies

From George Washington's desire (in the heat of the Revolutionary War) for a proper set of Chinese porcelains for afternoon tea, to the lives of Chinese-Irish couples in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801867940
• ISBN13: 9780801867941
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"