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Unsubmissive women : Chinese prostitutes in nineteenth-century San Francisco / by Benson Tong.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c1994.Description: xix, 300 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0806126531 (alk. paper)
  • 9780806126531 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ146.S4 T66 1994
Contents:
Chinese prostitutes in the west, 1849-1882 -- Unwilling travelers to Gum Saan -- Arrival in America -- Adjusting to life in Chinatown -- Violence and public women -- Leaving the trade.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks HQ146.S4T66 1994 1 Available 33710001053797

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-292) and index.

Chinese prostitutes in the west, 1849-1882 -- Unwilling travelers to Gum Saan -- Arrival in America -- Adjusting to life in Chinatown -- Violence and public women -- Leaving the trade.