| Description |
xi, 308 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., photos ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-295) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : From sea to shining sea -- The origins of internment in colonial America -- Walking the Trail of Tears -- Camps that will live in infamy -- Pearl Harbor under attack -- Executive order 9066 -- Manzanar's gateway to hell -- Life in an Arkansas swamp -- Eastward ho to the wild, wild west -- The Konzentrationslager blues -- Italian Americans dodge a bullet -- Jews turned away from a new promised land -- Finding redemption in a troubled land -- Prisoner, go home! -- Righting the wrongs -- Modern day internment -- "Why is this thing happening in this country?" -- Which camp will you someday call home? |
| Summary |
An examination of concentration camps in the United States that describes the imprisonment of Native Americans in the nineteenth century, internment of Japanese Americans and other immigrant groups during World War II, and Homeland Security's construction of new camps; and includes the stories of individuals who were imprisoned. |
| Subject |
Internment camps -- United States -- History.
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Imprisonment -- United States -- History.
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Torture -- United States -- History.
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Arkansas -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9781556528064 (hardback) |
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155652806X (hardback) |
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9781569767467 (e-book) |
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1569767467 (e-book) |
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