Nancy E Davis

Gebundenes Buch

The Chinese Lady

Afong Moy in Early America

Beschreibung

In 1834, a Chinese woman named Afong Moy arrived in America as both a prized guest and an advertisement for a merchant firm¿a promotional curiosity with bound feet and a celebrity used to peddle exotic wares from the East. This first biography of Afong Moy explores how she shaped Americans' impressions of China, while living as a stranger in a foreign land.

Autor

Nancy E. Davis is curator emeritus of Home and Community Life at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. She has worked as a public historian in local, state, and national museums for more than forty years. Her research in museums and as a lecturer has frequently addressed aspects of Asian influence on American culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780190645236
• ISBN-10: 0190645237
• Artikelnr.: 53920148