The Challenge of the American Dream: The Chinese in the United States
- ISBN-10
- 0534000436
- ISBN-13
- 9780534000431
- Category
- Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American & Pacific Islander Studies
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1971
- Publisher
- Belmont, Calif., Wadsworth
- Author
- Francis L. K. Hsu
Description
A more sophisticated version of this essentially economic interpretation of history is the Frontier Thesis by the American historian , Frederick J. Turner . In the environment of an undeveloped continent , the pioneers had a need for ...
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