Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Foreword vii
5. Acknowledgments xviii
6. The Colonial Sojourners, 1858-1871 3
7. “A World of Their Own”: Morality, Law, and Public Health, 1871-1914 13
8. Confederation, the Chinese, and the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1871-1885 37
9. Checking Chinese and Japanese Competition, 1886-1896 64
10. The Politics of Restricting Immigration, 1896-1902 91
11. Checking Competition within British Columbia, 1896-1902 120
12. The Lull before the Storm, 1903-1907 153
13. The Vancouver Riot and Its Consequences, 1907-1908 185
14. Making a White Man’s Country, 1908-1914 229
15. Epilogue 265
16. Appendix 269
17. Notes 271
18. Manuscript Sources 317
19. Index 319