A tragedy of democracy Japanese confinement in North America /

Robinson, Greg, 1966-

A tragedy of democracy Japanese confinement in North America / [electronic resource] : Greg Robinson. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2009. - viii, 397 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780231520126 (electronic bk.)




Japanese Americans--Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
Japanese Americans--Social conditions--Pacific States--20th century.
Japanese Americans--Government policy--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
Japanese--Government policy--History--Canada--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Canada.


Pacific States--Race relations--History--20th century.
United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
Canada--Race relations--History--20th century.


Electronic books.

D769.8.A6 / R64 2009

940.53/1773