The Resource Pacific crossing : California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong, Elizabeth Sinn
Pacific crossing : California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong, Elizabeth Sinn
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The item Pacific crossing : California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong, Elizabeth Sinn represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries.
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- Summary
- During the nineteenth century tens of thousands of Chinese men and women crossed the Pacific to work, trade, and settle in California. Drawn initially by the gold rush, they took with them skills and goods and a view of the world which, though still Chinese, was transformed by their long journeys back and forth. They in turn transformed Hong Kong, their main point of embarkation, from a struggling infant colony into a prosperous international port and the cultural center of a far-ranging Chinese diaspora. Making use of extensive research in archives around the world, Pacific Crossing charts the rise of Chinese Gold Mountain firms engaged in all kinds of transpacific trade, especially the lucrative export of prepared opium and other luxury goods. Challenging the traditional view that the migration was primarily a "coolie trade," Elizabeth Sinn uncovers leadership and agency among the many Chinese who made the crossing. In presenting Hong Kong as an "in-between place" of repeated journeys and continuous movement, Sinn also offers a fresh view of the British colony and a new paradigm for migration studies
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 454 pages)
- Contents
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- Becoming a Useful Settlement -- Leaving for California -- Networking the Pacific -- The Gold Mountain Trade -- Preparing Opium for America -- Bound for California -- Returning Bones
- Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Romanization; Note on Currencies and Weights; Introduction; 1 -- Becoming a Useful Settlement; 2 -- Leaving for California; 3 -- Networking the Pacific; 4 -- The Gold Mountain Trade; 5 -- Preparing Opium for America; 6 -- Bound for California; 7 -- Returning Bones; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
- Isbn
- 9789882208780
- Label
- Pacific crossing : California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong
- Title
- Pacific crossing
- Title remainder
- California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong
- Statement of responsibility
- Elizabeth Sinn
- Subject
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- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics | Comparative
- California
- China -- Hong Kong
- Chinese
- Chinese -- California -- History
- Chinese -- Foreign countries
- Chinese -- Foreign countries
- Chinese -- Foreign countries
- Commerce
- Economic history
- 1800-1899
- Emigration and immigration
- Gold mines and mining
- Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century
- HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th Century
- History
- Hong Kong (China) -- Commerce | History
- Hong Kong (China) -- Economic conditions
- Hong Kong (China) -- Emigration and immigration
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions
- Electronic books
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- During the nineteenth century tens of thousands of Chinese men and women crossed the Pacific to work, trade, and settle in California. Drawn initially by the gold rush, they took with them skills and goods and a view of the world which, though still Chinese, was transformed by their long journeys back and forth. They in turn transformed Hong Kong, their main point of embarkation, from a struggling infant colony into a prosperous international port and the cultural center of a far-ranging Chinese diaspora. Making use of extensive research in archives around the world, Pacific Crossing charts the rise of Chinese Gold Mountain firms engaged in all kinds of transpacific trade, especially the lucrative export of prepared opium and other luxury goods. Challenging the traditional view that the migration was primarily a "coolie trade," Elizabeth Sinn uncovers leadership and agency among the many Chinese who made the crossing. In presenting Hong Kong as an "in-between place" of repeated journeys and continuous movement, Sinn also offers a fresh view of the British colony and a new paradigm for migration studies
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sinn, Elizabeth
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Chinese
- Chinese
- Gold mines and mining
- Hong Kong (China)
- Hong Kong (China)
- Hong Kong (China)
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- HISTORY
- Chinese
- Chinese
- Commerce
- Economic history
- Emigration and immigration
- Gold mines and mining
- California
- China
- Chinese
- Hong Kong (China)
- Label
- Pacific crossing : California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong, Elizabeth Sinn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-433) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Becoming a Useful Settlement -- Leaving for California -- Networking the Pacific -- The Gold Mountain Trade -- Preparing Opium for America -- Bound for California -- Returning Bones
- Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Romanization; Note on Currencies and Weights; Introduction; 1 -- Becoming a Useful Settlement; 2 -- Leaving for California; 3 -- Networking the Pacific; 4 -- The Gold Mountain Trade; 5 -- Preparing Opium for America; 6 -- Bound for California; 7 -- Returning Bones; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ocn827208608
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 454 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9789882208780
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- ebc1115449
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt26dqj0
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)827208608
- Label
- Pacific crossing : California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong, Elizabeth Sinn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-433) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Becoming a Useful Settlement -- Leaving for California -- Networking the Pacific -- The Gold Mountain Trade -- Preparing Opium for America -- Bound for California -- Returning Bones
- Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Romanization; Note on Currencies and Weights; Introduction; 1 -- Becoming a Useful Settlement; 2 -- Leaving for California; 3 -- Networking the Pacific; 4 -- The Gold Mountain Trade; 5 -- Preparing Opium for America; 6 -- Bound for California; 7 -- Returning Bones; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ocn827208608
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xviii, 454 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9789882208780
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other control number
- ebc1115449
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt26dqj0
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)827208608
Subject
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics | Comparative
- California
- China -- Hong Kong
- Chinese
- Chinese -- California -- History
- Chinese -- Foreign countries
- Chinese -- Foreign countries
- Chinese -- Foreign countries
- Commerce
- Economic history
- 1800-1899
- Emigration and immigration
- Gold mines and mining
- Gold mines and mining -- California -- History -- 19th century
- HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th Century
- History
- Hong Kong (China) -- Commerce | History
- Hong Kong (China) -- Economic conditions
- Hong Kong (China) -- Emigration and immigration
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions
- Electronic books
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions
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