| The Coolie Speaks: Chinese Indentured Laborers and African Slaves in Cuba Contributor(s): Yun, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 159213582X ISBN-13: 9781592135820 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 Annotation: The Coolie Speaks focuses on Chinese laborers who worked side by side with African slaves in Cuba and wrote of their experiences of new bondage. Examining these narratives of resistance, the book reconceptualizes diasporic representations and histories to offer transformative re-examinations of "Chinese," "African," and "Latino" in mutually imbricated contexts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - Cuba - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 331.625 |
| Series: Asian American History & Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.92 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This title focuses on Chinese labourers who worked with African slaves in Cuba. Through an examination of narratives of resistance, the book reconceptualizes diasporic representations and histories to offer transformative re-examinations of 'Chinese', 'African' and 'Latino' in mutually imbricated contexts. |
