The New Gold Mountain: The Chinese in Australia, 1901-1921 by C F Yong

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still excellent. Dust jacket now protected by plastic covering, has some wear to corners and at spine.

This book focuses on the internal dynamics of Chinese communities during much of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th.

The book is essentially a social history of the Chinese in Australia. It examines the Chinese response to the White Australia Policy and the political upheavals in China. It analyses the socioeconomic structure of Chinese communities and cultural life.

It is a sombre saga of how the Chinese people in the New Gold Mountain struggled for survival and prosperity. (book flap)