Empire's Tracks: Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad Volume 52 - Paperback
by Manu Karuka
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Availability:In StockContributor:Manu KarukaSeries:American CrossroadsTheme:Chronological Period/19th Century, Cultural Region/Western U.S., Ethnic Orientation/Asian, Ethnic Orientation/Chinese, Ethnic Orientation/Native AmericanPublish date:2019-03-05Pages:320
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520296640ISBN-10:520296648UPC:9780520296640Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:United States, Railroads, Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasBook Topic:19th Century, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9Product ID:SC0AJAVYNC
Empire's Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pawnee Native American tribes, and the Chinese migrants who toiled on its path. In this meticulously researched book, Manu Karuka situates the railroad within the violent global histories of colonialism and capitalism. Through an examination of legislative, military, and business records, Karuka deftly explains the imperial foundations of U.S. political economy. Tracing the shared paths of Indigenous and Asian American histories, this multisited interdisciplinary study connects military occupation to exclusionary border policies, a linked chain spanning the heart of U.S. imperialism. This highly original and beautifully wrought book unveils how the transcontinental railroad laid the tracks of the U.S. Empire.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520296640ISBN-10:520296648UPC:9780520296640Book Category:History, TransportationBook Subcategory:United States, Railroads, Indigenous Peoples in the AmericasBook Topic:19th Century, HistorySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9Product ID:SC0AJAVYNC
Manu Karuka is Assistant Professor of American Studies at Barnard College.
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