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Author:

Robinson, Greg, 1966-

Title:

A tragedy of democracy : Japanese confinement in North America / Greg Robinson.

Publisher:

Columbia University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

viii, 397 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945.
Japanese Americans--Pacific States--Social conditions--20th century.
Japanese Americans--History--History--20th century.
Pacific States--History--History--20th century.
United States--History--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
Japanese--History--Canada--History--20th century.
Canada--History--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Canada.
Weltkrieg <1939-1945>
Nordamerika.
Japaner.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Background to confinement -- The decision to remove ethnic Japanese from the West Coast -- Removal from the West Coast and control of ethnic Japanese outside -- The camp experience -- Military service and legal challenges -- The end of confinement and the postwar readjustment of Issei and Nisei -- Redress and the bitter heritage.

ISBN:

0231520123 (e-book)
9780231520126 (e-book)
023112922X
9780231129220 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)273823712

LCCN:

2008049150

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)