IMMIGRATION, NATURALIZATION AND ALIEN STATUS The bulk of this volume is devoted to a report to the Board of Trade by Mr. John Burnett and Mr. David Schloss on immigration into the United States during the 1890s. The board was particularly interested in destitute persons from Eastern Europe, who had recently been emigrating in great numbers to England as well as to America. Burnett and Schloss were to inquire into the following aspects of immigration into the United States: the laws and practical methods of enforcing them, public opinion relative to restrictions on immigration, congressional proposals on immigration and the economic effect of immigration. -- Publisher's catalogue.
This unique work examines the role played by sexuality in the historical encounter between China and the West. Distinguished historian D.E. Mungello focuses especially on Western homosexuals who saw China as a place of escape from the homophobia of Europe and North America. His groundbreaking study traces the lives of two dozen men, many previously unknown to have same-sex desire, who fled to China and in the process influenced perceptions of Chinese culture to this day. This escapism engendered casual sexual encounters, serious friendships, and substantive intellectual rela.
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