On July 30, 1902, tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets of New Yorks Lower East Side to bid farewell to the citys chief rabbi, the eminent Talmudist Jacob Joseph. All went well until the procession crossed Sheriff Street, where the six-s...Lasīt vairāk
The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 recounts the inspiring story of the immigrant women who launched a dramatic and effective mass consumer action in turn-of-the-century New York City. 202021 Reader Views Literary Award, Gold Med...Lasīt vairāk
In Murder in Manchuria, Scott D. Seligman explores an unsolved murder set amidst the chaos that reigned in China in the run-up to the Second World War-- Scott D. Seligman explores an unsolved murder set amid the chaos that reigned in China...Lasīt vairāk
A Second Reckoning tells the story of the 1917 murder that led to the last hanging in Annapolis, Maryland, and makes an appeal for posthumous justice, especially where racial prejudice may have tainted a case. 2022 IPPY Silver Meda...Lasīt vairāk
Tells the twin stories of mostly uneducated female immigrants who discovered their collective consumer power and of the Beef Trust, the midwestern cartel that conspired to keep meat prices high despite efforts by the U.S. government to curtail its ne...Lasīt vairāk
If you’ve ever seen an episode of Law and Order, you can probably recite your Miranda rights by heart. But you likely don’t know that these rights had their roots in the case of a young Chinese man accused of murdering three d...Lasīt vairāk
Nothing had worked. Not threats or negotiations, not shutting down the betting parlors or opium dens, not throwing Chinese offenders into prison. Not even executing them. The New York DA was running out of ideas, and more people were dying every d...Lasīt vairāk
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A history of the vice district and gang wars of New Yorks Chinatown from the 1890s through the 1930s describes the widespread fight to control the districts gambling, opium, and prostitution. A mesmerizing true story of money, murder, gambl...Lasīt vairāk
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A mesmerizing true story of money, murder, gambling, prostitution, and opium: the Chinese gang wars that engulfed New Yorks Chinatown from the 1890s through the 1930s. Nothing had worked. Not threats or negotiations, not shutting down the be...Lasīt vairāk
Reading like a true-crime novel, a history of the vice district and gang wars of New Yorks Chinatown from the 1890s through the 1930s describes the widespread fight to control the districts gambling, opium and prostitution. A ripsnorting...Lasīt vairāk
The Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) enables developers and network administrators to easily manage network resources by providing a way to automate tasks. From a network administrators perspective, these tasks can include user management a...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Mar-2014, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Hong Kong University Press, ISBN-13: 9789888139903)
Chinese in America endured abuse and discrimination in the late nineteenth century, but they had a leader and a fighter in Wong Chin Foo (1847--1898), whose story is a forgotten chapter in the struggle for equal rights in America. The first to use...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Mar-2013, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Hong Kong University Press, ISBN-13: 9789888139897)
Chinese in America endured abuse and discrimination in the late nineteenth century, but they had a leader and a fighter in Wong Chin Foo (1847--1898), whose story is a forgotten chapter in the struggle for equal rights in America. The first to use...Lasīt vairāk
Hemmed in by prejudice and restrictive laws, Chinese Americans lived in a defensive crouch at the turn of the 20th century. This is the true story of three scrappy and ambitious brothers who fought hard...Lasīt vairāk
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This attractive, illustrated Mandarin Chinese phrasebook for travelers has been updated and re-designed. Perfect as a take-along guide for visitors to the Far East, it features city maps, information on public transportation systems, general informat...Lasīt vairāk
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(back panel, box) Make yourself understood at airports * railway stations * hotels * stores * restaurants * sight-seeing tours * and more Enclosed 336-Page Phrasebook Features: Thousands of words and expressions in...Lasīt vairāk
