Anti-Chinese violence in the American northwest : from community politics to international diplomacy, 1885-1888

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dc.contributor.advisorMontejano, David, 1948-en
dc.creatorDettmann, Jeffrey Alan, 1967-en
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-20T20:28:14Zen
dc.date.available2011-04-20T20:28:14Zen
dc.date.issued2002-05en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines two interrelated historical processes. First, it analyzes the reciprocal influences of politically-motivated representations of events and concrete action. Beginning with the expulsion of Chinese from Rock Springs, Wyoming Territory, local, national, and international commentators advanced their social and political agendas through their justifications and criticisms of the event. This original commentary directly influenced both the manner in which subsequent expulsions were carried out and how they were commented upon. Second, the dissertation analyzes the connections between local, national, and international conflict. The expulsions prompted nation-wide debate over the nature of American society and identity, and criticism and praise from outside the Northwest shaped the rhetoric and behavior both of community leaders advocating expulsion and the federal government. At the international level, Chinese diplomats pressured U. S. officials to suppress these outbreaks of violence against their fellow citizens, and they thereby affected the local dynamics of Chinese removal. At the same time, the expulsions led to diplomatic negotiations regarding indemnification for damages and changes in treaty relations to address the problems of anti-Chinese violence. These diplomatic actions in turn induced debates in Congress and in the press regarding the proper reaction to such demands. The dissertation further places the violence against Chinese in an international context, as it examines similar agitation against Chinese immigrants throughout the Pacific Rim.
dc.description.departmentHistoryen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/10956en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.rights.restrictionRestricteden
dc.subjectChinese--Violence against--Northwest, Pacific--Public opinion--Historyen
dc.subjectChinese--Violence against--Wyoming--Rock Springs--Public opinion--Historyen
dc.subjectRock Springs Massacre, Rock Springs, Wyo., 1885--Public opinion--Historyen
dc.titleAnti-Chinese violence in the American northwest : from community politics to international diplomacy, 1885-1888en
thesis.degree.departmentHistoryen
thesis.degree.disciplineHistoryen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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