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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141453003321

Autore

Wukovits John F. <1944->

Titolo

Internment of Japanese Americans / / John F. Wukovits

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit : , : Lucent Books, , 2013

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations (some color), map

Collana

World history

Disciplina

940.53/1773

Soggetti

Japanese Americans - Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945

World War, 1939-1945 - Japanese Americans

Japanese - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Important Dates at the Time of the Internment of Japanese Americans -- Introduction: Altered Lives -- Chapter One: Background to Evacuation -- Chapter Two: The Evacuation -- Chapter Three: Introduction to Camp Life -- Chapter Four: Daily Life in Camp -- Chapter Five: Protesting the Internment -- Chapter Six: The End of Internment -- Notes -- For More Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- About the Author -- Back Cover.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on the internment of Japanese Americans after the Japanese attacked the U.S. military forces stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, December 7, 1941.