Oriental Bodies: Discourse and Discipline in U.S. Immigration Policy, 1875-1942

by James Tyner and James A. Tyner

Book Overview

Oriental Bodies charts the discursive transformations of U.S. immigration policy between 1875 and 1942. Drawing from American foreign policy, identity politics, post-structuralism, post-colonialism, and feminist theory, this fascinating study seeks to examine the construction of 'Oriental bodies' within the emergence of U.S. immigration policy and explores how these constructions served political, social, and economic interests.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073911297X
• ISBN13: 9780739112977
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"