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Sydney University Press 2019 paperback Good Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

ISBN10: 1743326025, ISBN13: 9781743326022, [publisher: Sydney University Press] Softcover
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2019]

ISBN10: 1743326025, ISBN13: 9781743326022, [publisher: Sydney University Press, Sydney] Softcover Paperback. Serialised in 190910, The Poison of Polygamy is a rare gem of Australian literature.The first novel of the Chinese Australian experience, it is a roller-coaster tale of blackmail, murder, betrayal and even thylacine attack, partly based on real people, places and events. Revealing the human face of migration between imperial China and colonial Australia, it recounts the story of a man from southern China who tries his luck on the Victorian goldfields, the wife he leaves behind, and their eventual fraught reunion.In this bilingual parallel edition, Australias and possibly the Wests earliest Chinese-language novel is presented in English translation for the first time. Illuminating introductions explore the works historical, cultural and linguistic context, and establish its unique significance in Australias literary and social history.A shiny little nugget has been disinterred from the tailings of our literary past The Poison of Polygamy is an exciting addition to our literary history that deserves to be widely discussed and analysed in both China and Australia. David Walker, Emeritus Professor, Deakin University and author of Anxious NationThe discovery of The Poison of Polygamy and its publication in this highly informative bilingual edition is a double happiness. It gives readers a highly entertaining new novel, replete with drama, emotion and intrigue. At ...
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ISBN10: 1743326025, ISBN13: 9781743326022, [publisher: Sydney University Press] Softcover Like New condition. Great condition, but not exactly fully crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages. 1.18
[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2019]

ISBN10: 1743326025, ISBN13: 9781743326022, [publisher: Sydney University Press] Softcover Book is in NEW condition. 1.18
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2019]

ISBN10: 1743326025, ISBN13: 9781743326022, [publisher: Sydney University Press] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2019]

Paperback / softback. New. ISBN 1743326025 9781743326022 [GB]

ISBN10: 1743326025, ISBN13: 9781743326022, [publisher: University of Sydney 6/26/2019] Softcover Poison of Polygamy: A Social Novel 1.19
[Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2019]
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ISBN10: 1743326025, ISBN13: 9781743326022, [publisher: Sydney University Press] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
[Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2019]

Sydney Sydney University Press 2019 Paperback New. China and the West in the Modern World. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.