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10%OFF. Ed(S): Principe, Angelo; Iacovetta, Franca; Perin, Roberto - Enemies Within: Italian and Other Internees in Canada and Abroad - 9780802082350 - V9780802082350
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Enemies Within: Italian and Other Internees in Canada and Abroad

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Description for Enemies Within: Italian and Other Internees in Canada and Abroad paperback. Bringing together national and international perspectives on Italian and other wartime internees, the essays in this book assess the differing interpretations offered of Italian internment in Canada, the UK, the USA, and Australia during WWII. Editor(s): Principe, Angelo; Iacovetta, Franca; Perin, Roberto. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFS; JPF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.

In the recent campaign led by the National Congress of Italian Canadians to gain redress for compatriots interned during the Second World War, leaders claimed that the Canadian state had waged a 'war against ethnicity.' Their version of history, argue the editors, drew on selective evidence and glossed over the fascist past of some Italian Canadians.

The editors have assembled scholars who, while having diverse views, seek to stimulate informed debate. Enemies Within is the first study of its kind to examine not only the formulation and uneven implementation of internment policy, but the social and gender history of internment. ... Read more

This book contains photographs never before seen. A general introduction and four section introductions provide valuable background to the issues being discussed.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802082350
SKU
V9780802082350
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About . Ed(S): Principe, Angelo; Iacovetta, Franca; Perin, Roberto
Franca Iacovetta is a professor emerita of history at the University of Toronto. Roberto Perin is a professor in the Department of History at Glendon College, York University. Angelo Principe teaches part-time at York University and the University of Toronto.

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