By Order of the President - FDR and the Internment of Japanese Americans

Summary

Using Roosevelt’s own writings, his advisors’ letters and diaries, and internal government documents, Robinson reveals the president’s central role in making and implementing the internment of Japanese Americans and examines not only what the president did but why.

Product details

• Authors: Greg Robinson
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.2003
• EAN: 9780674011182
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01118-2
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Japan, Ethnic Studies, History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Central / national / federal government policies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies