Saltwater City: Story of Vancouver's Chinese Community Tapa dura - 2006

Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd., 2006. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd., 2006. Hardcover. As New. Disclaimer:An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2006. (CAD) 1st printing. No makrings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 250pp, index, B&Wphotos.Written by Paul Yee, a third-generation Chinese-Canadian in search of his own roots as well as those of the community, Saltwater City brings the perceptions of a previously diffident community to its own history. A text resonant with often painful first-person recollections combines with 200 photographs, most reproduced for the first time, to form a chronological portrait of the community from its earliest beginnings to the present. With the assimilation of its people into the mainstream of Canadian life following World War II, Saltwater City, as early Chinese immigrants called the community, was threatened, but changes in attitude, government policy, and the opening of diplomatic relations with China instead caused a renaissance. Now, Vancouver's Chinese community totals over 150,000 people, enjoys considerable political and financial influence and has matured… Leer más

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., 2006 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. Bottom corners bumped, jacket has some minor rubbing. Very Good/Near Fine.

Vancouver: Douglas & Mcintyre, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Fine, Unread Copy, In A Fine Jacket. Large Overweigh Volume Will Incur Extra Postage.

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2006. (CAD) 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the half title, no other makrings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 250pp, index, B&Wphotos. Written by Paul Yee, a third-generation Chinese-Canadian in search of his own roots as well as those of the community, Saltwater City brings the perceptions of a previously diffident community to its own history. A text resonant with often painful first-person recollections combines with 200 photographs, most reproduced for the first time, to form a chronological portrait of the community from its earliest beginnings to the present. With the assimilation of its people into the mainstream of Canadian life following World War II, Saltwater City, as early Chinese immigrants called the community, was threatened, but changes in attitude, government policy, and the opening of diplomatic relations with China instead caused a renaissance. Now, Vancouver's Chinese community totals over 150,000 people, enjoys considerable… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.