Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. CHAPTER 1. A Meeting of Market Economies The Arrival of the Gold Mountain Guests 13
6. CHAPTER 2. Continuity and Change The Chinese Huiguan Tradition Crosses the Pacific, 1850s 23
7. CHAPTER 3. Toward a New Chinese Self-image The Beginning of Modern Chinese Nationalism in California, 1860s 38
8. CHAPTER 4. Becoming the Chief Target The Six Companies in the 1870s 57
9. CHAPTER 5. Setting the Tone and Format The Six Companies as Spokesman, 1870–1878 78
10. CHAPTER 6. “Superseding the Six Companies” The Qing Legation, 1878–1890 98
11. CHAPTER 7. “As Skilled in Dialectics” The Qing Legation, 1890–1906 119
12. Conclusion 139
13. Notes 147
14. Bibliography 191
15. Index 207