Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 3
6. Foundations of Stone 30
7. Pillars of Domesticity and the “Chinese Problem” 56
8. Crossing the Th reshold 82
9. Outside the Walls of the Home 115
10. Roofs, Rafters, and Refuge 149
11. Race, Gender, and National Imaginings 183
12. Sources and Methodology 197
13. Notes 200
14. Bibliography 224
15. Index 234