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Justice at War: The Story of the Japanese-American Internment Cases
Peter Irons
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Description for Justice at War: The Story of the Japanese-American Internment Cases
Paperback. This study relates one of the most disturbing events of American history - the internment of American citizens of Japanese descent during World War II. It documents the political debate that preceded the internment order and uncovers a governmental campaign to suppress and destroy crucial evidence. Num Pages: 415 pages, 10tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JW; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 472.
Justice at War irrevocably alters the reader's perception of one of the most disturbing events in U.S. history--the internment during World War II of American citizens of Japanese descent. Peter Irons' exhaustive research has uncovered a government campaign of suppression, alteration, and destruction of crucial evidence that could have persuaded the Supreme Court to strike down the internment order. Irons documents the debates that took place before the internment order and the legal response during and after the internment.
Justice at War irrevocably alters the reader's perception of one of the most disturbing events in U.S. history--the internment during World War II of American citizens of Japanese descent. Peter Irons' exhaustive research has uncovered a government campaign of suppression, alteration, and destruction of crucial evidence that could have persuaded the Supreme Court to strike down the internment order. Irons documents the debates that took place before the internment order and the legal response during and after the internment.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
Number of Pages
415
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520083127
SKU
V9780520083127
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About Peter Irons
Peter Irons is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Earl Warren Bill of Rights Project at the University of California, San Diego, and the author of The Courage of Their Convictions: Sixteen Americans Who Fought Their Way to the Supreme Court (1988).
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