pt. 1. The inside dopesters and China's image. The California conspiracy and Chinese exclusion ; The American trader's image, 1785-1840 ; The diplomatic image, 1785-1840 ; The Protestant missionary image, 1807-1870
pt. 2. Events in China and the Chinese image. The Opium War popularizes the unfavorable image, 1839-1850 ; The mass media era, 1850-1870
pt. 3. Developments in the United States and the Chinese image. Domestic adaptations of the negative stereotype, 1850-1882 ; East coast reaction to Chinese immigration, 1850-1882 ; Chinese exclusion in historical and national perspective.
