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Author:

Schmitz, John E., author.

Title:

Enemies among us : the relocation, internment, and repatriation of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans during the Second World War / John E. Schmitz.

Publisher:

University of Nebraska Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xxviii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

German Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1941-1948.
Italian Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942.
Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Aliens--United States--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Historiography.--United States--Historiography.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Forced repatriation.
United States--History--History--20th century.
HISTORY / World.
Aliens.
Concentration camps.
Ethnic relations.
Evacuation of civilians.
Historiography.
Japanese Americans.
Refoulement.
United States.
1900-1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-359) and index.

Contents:

Chronology of World War II relocation and internment -- Pejoratives, precedents, and prejudice -- Fifth-column fears and foreign challenges -- Dire preparations -- The fifth-column threat -- Pearl Harbor and the home front -- Defeats, rumors, and reactions -- Dual coast relocation and nationwide internment -- Internment, repatriation, and exchange -- Internment camps and relocation centers -- Conclusion.

Summary:

"John E. Schmitz examines the causes, conditions, and consequences of America's selective relocation and internment of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans during World War II"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1496224140
9781496224149

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1204258625

LCCN:

2020051335

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)