![The Chinese in America: A Narrative History. [1st U.S. hardcover].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/238/031/9780670031238.PE.0.m.jpg)
![The Chinese in America: A Narrative History. [1st U.S. hardcover].](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/f/238/031/9780670031238.PE.0.l.jpg)
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.
The Chinese in America: A Narrative History. [1st U.S. hardcover].
by Chang, Iris
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine dj. A clean/tight/crisp copy: no names or writings, no cover wear. Jacket faintly scuffed, meager curl along bott
- ISBN 10
- 0670031232
- ISBN 13
- 9780670031238
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York. Viking/Penguin Group. (c2003). HARDCOVER.. Fine/Near Fine dj. A clean/tight/crisp copy: no names or writings, no cover wear. Jacket faintly scuffed, meager curl along bottom front cover edge, NO tears. Octavo. 16 pages of captioned photographs on glossy paper. xvi. + 496pp. Source Notes, Index. Red boards & gilt lettered, yellow cloth back. Red & yellow head/foot bands. First Edition. 1st Printing per print number line. $29.95 jacket panel price. '0503' publication date code on jacket. NOT a remainder or book club.
Synopsis
In an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day, Iris Chang tells of a people’s search for a better life—the determination of the Chinese to forge an identity and a destiny in a strange land and, often against great obstacles, to find success. She chronicles the many accomplishments in America of Chinese immigrants and their descendents: building the infrastructure of their adopted country, fighting racist and exclusionary laws, walking the racial tightrope between black and white, contributing to major scientific and technological advances, expanding the literary canon, and influencing the way we think about racial and ethnic groups. Interweaving political, social, economic, and cultural history, as well as the stories of individuals, Chang offers a bracing view not only of what it means to be Chinese American, but also of what it is to be American.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Booktopia
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 5031921
- Title
- The Chinese in America: A Narrative History. [1st U.S. hardcover].
- Author
- Chang, Iris
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine/Near Fine dj. A clean/tight/crisp copy: no names or writings, no cover wear. Jacket faintly scuffed, meager curl along bott
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670031232
- ISBN 13
- 9780670031238
- Publisher
- Viking/Penguin Group.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- (c2003).
- Pages
- xvi. + 496pp.
- Keywords
- Chinese Americans Chinese Immigrants History Culture Iris Chang First Edition
- Size
- Octavo.
Terms of Sale
Booktopia
Personal check orders over $25.00 held for 10 days. We request advance notice for ALL RETURNS. Full refund + return postage if our error. Orders ship same day if received by noon, EST. Domestic shipping via USPS Media Mail (i.e. Bookrate) or USPS Priority Mail if requested. International orders ship via USPS Air Mail WHENEVER possible. We recommend using Biblio's ASENDIA consolidation service for international orders. Additional postage required for oversized or multi-volume sets.
About the Seller
Booktopia
Biblio member since 2006
Beverly Hills, Florida
About Booktopia
Quality used, uncommon, & rare books. Mostly non-fiction +literature. Remainders, Book Club, & Ex-Library editions always noted as are price clipped jackets.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
The Great Formosa Hoax
George Psalmanazar played a grand prank in 1703, pretending to be a resident of the island of Formosa. His book took London by storm. Learn more...
Collecting Nebula Award Winners of the 1970s
The Nebula Award has been awarded to stories in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre every year since 1966. Learn about the winners of the 1970s!
