Chow chop suey : food and the Chinese American journey / Anne Mendelson.
Chow chop suey : food and the Chinese American journey / Anne Mendelson.
Chow chop suey : food and the Chinese American journey / Anne Mendelson.
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
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G 2017/5712
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 330 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: A Stroke of the Pen -- PART I -- 1. Origins: The Toisan -- California Pipeline -- 2. The Culinary "Language" Barrier -- 3. "Celestials" on Gold Mountain -- 4. The Road to Chinatown -- PART II -- 5. The Birth of Chinese American Cuisine -- 6. Change, Interchange, and the First Successful "T...
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
“Chinese food first became popular in America under the shadow of violence against Chinese aliens, a despised racial minority ineligible for United States citizenship. The founding of late-nineteenth-century “chop suey” restaurants that pitched an altered version of Cantonese cuisine to white patrons despite a virulently anti-Chinese climate is one...
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Chow chop suey : food and the Chinese American journey / Anne Mendelson.
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Arts and traditions of the table : perspectives on culinary history
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/5712
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74VKVgyL7mQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgyL7mQX
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ISBN
0231158602 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780231158602 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
641.5951
MMS ID
991024148706602626
