STRANGERS FROM A DIFFERENT SHORE: A History of Asian Americans
by Takaki, Ronald
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316831093
- ISBN 13
- 9780316831093
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second printing. Inscribed by Ronald Takaki on the half-title. In an extraordinary blend of narrative history, personal recollection, and oral testimony, the author presents a sweeping history of Asian Americans. Takaki (1939-2009) writes of the Chinese who laid tracks for the transcontinental railroad, of plantation laborers in the canefields of Hawaii, and of "picture brides" marrying strangers in the hope of becoming part of the American dream. He tells stories of Japanese Americans behind the barbed wire of U.S. internment camps during World War II, Hmong refugees tragically unable to adjust to Wisconsin's alien climate and culture, and Asian American students stigmatized by the stereotype of the "model minority". Octavo: 570 p. with textual photographs and endpaper maps. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74976
- Title
- STRANGERS FROM A DIFFERENT SHORE: A History of Asian Americans
- Author
- Takaki, Ronald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0316831093
- ISBN 13
- 9780316831093
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Ethnic Studies, Asian Americans, Chinese Immigrants, Japanese Internment
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
As proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, we uphold our association's code of ethics. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, all items are returnable within ten days of delivery. Materials must be returned in the same condition as sent. If you have any questions or concerns, simply call us to discuss.
About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...