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Prejudice, War and the Constitution
Jacobus Tenbroek
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Description for Prejudice, War and the Constitution
Paperback. During World War II, 110,000 citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry were banished from their homes and confined behind barbed wire for two and a half years. This work surveys the historical origins, political characteristics, and legal consequences of that calamitous episode. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
During World War II, 110,000 citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry were banished from their homes and confined behind barbed wire for two and a half years. This comprehensive work surveys the historical origins, political characteristics, and legal consequences of that calamitous episode. The authors describe the myths and suspicions about Orientals on the West Coast and trace the influence of racial bigotry in the evacuation and in the court cases growing out of it. A theory is advanced to account for the administrative and legal decisions which initiated and concluded this calamity. Finally, the authors analyze the principal ... Read more
During World War II, 110,000 citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry were banished from their homes and confined behind barbed wire for two and a half years. This comprehensive work surveys the historical origins, political characteristics, and legal consequences of that calamitous episode. The authors describe the myths and suspicions about Orientals on the West Coast and trace the influence of racial bigotry in the evacuation and in the court cases growing out of it. A theory is advanced to account for the administrative and legal decisions which initiated and concluded this calamity. Finally, the authors analyze the principal ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
Number of Pages
426
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520012622
SKU
V9780520012622
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About Jacobus Tenbroek
Jacobus tenBroek founded the National Federation of the Blind in 1940 and was also a constitutional law scholar, a civil rights activist, a leader in the reform of social welfare, and a distinguished national and international humanitarian. Edward Norton Barnhart (1909-1988) was Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric, University of California Berkeley. Floyd W. Matson served as a primary leader of ... Read more
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