1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778180403321

Autore

Robinson Greg <1966->

Titolo

By order of the president [[electronic resource] ] : FDR and the internment of Japanese Americans / / Greg Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-674-04280-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Disciplina

940.53089956073

Soggetti

Japanese Americans - Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945

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 (p. [264]-310) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction 1. A Racial Fear Emerges 2. War Abroad, Suspicion at Home 3. FDR's Decision to Intern 4. Implementing an Undemocratic Policy 5. Covering a Retreat 6. Equal Justice Delayed 7. The President of All the People? Note on Terminology Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index

Sommario/riassunto

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt allowed the removal of Japanese aliens and American citizens of Japanese descent from their homes and incarceration under guard in camps. This book examines the president's central role in the internment and the reasons why.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780142203321

Titolo

Choosing the right formula : initial report / / Panel on Formula Allocations, Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council ; Thomas B. Jabine, Thomas A. Louis, and Allen L. Schirm, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

0-309-17054-0

0-309-50000-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 86 pages)

Collana

The compass series

Altri autori (Persone)

JabineThomas B

LouisThomas A. <1944->

SchirmAllen L

Disciplina

336.3/9/0973

Soggetti

Fiscal policy - United States

Government spending policy - United States

Finance, Public - United States

United States Appropriations and expenditures

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 (p. 70-73).

Nota di contenuto

Cover Front Matter Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Foreword PART I Workshop Report 1 Formula Allocation Processes: An Overview 2 Case Studies 3 Effects on Formula Outputs of Errors in Formula Inputs 4 Roundtable and Concluding Sessions PART II Panel Report 5 Themes and Issues 6 Anticipated Panel Activities References and Bibliography Appendix A Workshop Agenda and Participants Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff