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Enemies among us : the relocation, internment, and repatriation of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans during the Second World War
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"John E. Schmitz examines the causes, conditions, and consequences of America's selective relocation and internment of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans during World War II"--
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- Creator
- John E. Schmitz
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- English
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- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
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- xxviii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1496224140, 9781496227577, 9781496227560, 1496227557, 9781496224149, 9781496227553
- OCLC
- on1257705082, on1204258625
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-359) and index.
- Chronology of World War II relocation and internment -- Pejoratives, precedents, and prejudice -- Fifth-column fears and foreign challenges -- Dire preparations -- The fifth-column threat -- Pearl Harbor and the home front -- Defeats, rumors, and reactions -- Dual coast relocation and nationwide internment -- Internment, repatriation, and exchange -- Internment camps and relocation centers -- Conclusion
Subjects
- German Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1941-1948.
- Italian Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942.
- Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
- Noncitizens -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- United States -- Historiography.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Forced repatriation.
- United States -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.