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Full-Text Articles in Asian History
Avoiding The Subject: The Opium War, Opium-Markets, And The Exclusion Of Chinese Laborers In The United States, Canada, And Mexico, Olivia L. Blessing
Avoiding The Subject: The Opium War, Opium-Markets, And The Exclusion Of Chinese Laborers In The United States, Canada, And Mexico, Olivia L. Blessing
Olivia L Blessing
The 19th century saw significant increases in the number of Chinese immigrants entering North America, most significantly on the west coast of the United States. Already facing increasing divide amongst the American population over the issue of the Opium Wars and the resulting Opium-addiction amongst the Chinese, the United States found itself now confronting the problem in the form of immigrant workers. Although the Opium Wars and the issue of the Chinese Opium Dens were highly disputed outside the courts, the State and Federal courts surprisingly avoided discussing the topic in their legislative discussions surrounding the Chinese Exclusion Act of …
Myanmar’S Development In A Globalised World, Jonathan Ping
Myanmar’S Development In A Globalised World, Jonathan Ping
Jonathan H. Ping
No abstract provided.
The Mercantilist Motive For Territorial War, Jonathan Ping
The Mercantilist Motive For Territorial War, Jonathan Ping
Jonathan H. Ping
No abstract provided.