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- Book Title
- Chinese in the Woods: Logging and Lumbering in the American West
- Publication Date
- 2015-09-28
- ISBN
- 9780252039447
- Subject Area
- Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History, Social Science, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Chinese in the Woods : Logging and Lumbering in the American West
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Subject
- Labor & Industrial Relations, Agriculture / Forestry, United States / 20th Century, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Emigration & Immigration, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Economic Conditions, Labor
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Series
- Asian American Experience Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 264 Pages
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Though recognized for their work in the mining and railroad industries, the Chinese also played a critical role in the nineteenth-century lumber trade. Sue Fawn Chung continues her acclaimed examination of the impact of Chinese immigrants on the American West by bringing to life the tensions, towns, and lumber camps of the Sierra Nevada during a boom period of economic expansion. Chinese workers labored as woodcutters and flume-herders, lumberjacks and loggers. Exploding the myth of the Chinese as a docile and cheap labor army, Chung shows Chinese laborers earned wages similar to those of non-Asians. Men working as camp cooks, among other jobs, could make even more. At the same time, she draws on archives and archaeology to reconstruct everyday existence, offering evocative portraits of camp living, small town life, personal and work relationships, and the production and technical aspects of a dangerous trade. Chung also explores how Chinese used the legal system to win property and wage rights and how economic and technological change ultimately diminished Chinese participation in the lumber industry. Eye-opening and meticulous, Chinese in the Woods rewrites an important chapter in the history of labor and the American West.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252039440
ISBN-13
9780252039447
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215973874
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Chinese in the Woods : Logging and Lumbering in the American West
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Labor & Industrial Relations, Agriculture / Forestry, United States / 20th Century, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Emigration & Immigration, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Economic Conditions, Labor
Publication Year
2015
Series
Asian American Experience Ser.
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2015-006371
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Hd8081.C5c47 2015
Reviews
"This is an extremely important study about an important and understudied topic."-- Reviews in American History, "Traditionally viewed as 'inarticulate,' these workers now have been given a voice, a presence in the remarkable story of building the American west. The lost world of Chinese lumber workers has been vividly recreated. Quite an extraordinary achievement."--James Rawls, co-author of California: An Interpretive History, ""A significant contribution to the study of the American West. It also tells us a lot about the lumber industry in California and Nevada--the business, labor, production, and technical aspects--which make for a fascinating subject.""--Evelyn Hu-DeHart, editor of Across the Pacific: Asian Americans and Globalization, "Men and timber but much more! Chung's original work opens new vistas on the experience of Chinese and the building of the West. It is a story of labor but also of ethnic experience, trans-Pacific relations, business, and 19th century technologies. A great read!"--Gordon H. Chang, co-editor of Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present "This research challenges some of the stereotypes of Chinese loggers as "cheap" and docile in the period of merging unionism, anti-Chinese movements, and immigration restrictions. Recommended."-- Choice , "This is an extremely important study about an important and understudied topic."-- Reviews in American History "An impressive testimonial to Chung's meticulous research and fine scholarship... A very worthwhile addition to your library."-- Asian American Comparative Collection Newsletter, " Chinese in the Woods is an informative piece of work, exploring a new area in the study of Chinese immigrants in the West."-- Western Historical Quarterly "This research challenges some of the stereotypes of Chinese loggers as "cheap" and docile in the period of merging unionism, anti-Chinese movements, and immigration restrictions. Recommended."-- Choice, " Chinese in the Woods is a meticulously researched and important contribution to the history of labor in the American West and the critical Chinese played in the lumber trade."-- Pacific Historical Review, "In Chinese in the Woods , historian Sue Fawn Chung fills a notable gap in western history... This book is meticulously researched and combines an impressive array of both secondary and primary sources, including an innovative incorporation of archeological data... Chinese in the Woods could well prove a gold mine of statistical and historical data."-- H-Net Reviews " Chinese in the Woods is a meticulously researched and important contribution to the history of labor in the American West and the critical Chinese played in the lumber trade."-- Pacific Historical Review, "An impressive testimonial to Chung's meticulous research and fine scholarship... A very worthwhile addition to your library."-- Asian American Comparative Collection Newsletter, "This research challenges some of the stereotypes of Chinese loggers as "cheap" and docile in the period of merging unionism, anti-Chinese movements, and immigration restrictions. Recommended."-- Choice, "A richly contextualized and meticulously researched account of a little known yet important group of Chinese immigrant workers, illuminating not only their fascinating experiences but also their role in developing the U.S. economy."--Yong Chen, author of Chinese San Francisco 1850-1943: A Transpacific Community "An impressive testimonial to Chung's meticulous research and fine scholarship... A very worthwhile addition to your library."-- Asian American Comparative Collection Newsletter , "In Chinese in the Woods , historian Sue Fawn Chung fills a notable gap in western history... This book is meticulously researched and combines an impressive array of both secondary and primary sources, including an innovative incorporation of archeological data... Chinese in the Woods could well prove a gold mine of statistical and historical data."-- H-Net Reviews "Traditionally viewed as 'inarticulate,' these workers now have been given a voice, a presence in the remarkable story of building the American west. The lost world of Chinese lumber workers has been vividly recreated. Quite an extraordinary achievement."--James Rawls, co-author of California: An Interpretive History, " Chinese in the Woods is a compelling treatment of the little-known Chinese labor experiences in the logging and lumbering industry and how these workers engaged with the wider community."-- American Historical Review "Men and timber but much more! Chung's original work opens new vistas on the experience of Chinese and the building of the West. It is a story of labor but also of ethnic experience, trans-Pacific relations, business, and 19th century technologies. A great read!"--Gordon H. Chang, co-editor of Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present "A richly contextualized and meticulously researched account of a little known yet important group of Chinese immigrant workers, illuminating not only their fascinating experiences but also their role in developing the U.S. economy."--Yong Chen, author of Chinese San Francisco 1850-1943: A Transpacific Community, "In Chinese in the Woods , historian Sue Fawn Chung fills a notable gap in western history... This book is meticulously researched and combines an impressive array of both secondary and primary sources, including an innovative incorporation of archeological data... Chinese in the Woods could well prove a gold mine of statistical and historical data."-- H-Net Reviews, " Chinese in the Woods is an informative piece of work, exploring a new area in the study of Chinese immigrants in the West."-- Western Historical Quarterly
Copyright Date
2015
Dewey Decimal
331.6/251097809034
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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