Historical Memories of the Japanese American Internment and the Struggle for Redress

by Alice Murray

This book analyzes how the politics of memory and history affected representations of the World War II internment of Japanese Americans during the last six decades. It compares attempts by government officials, internees, academics, and activists to control interpretations of internment causes and consequences in congressional hearings, court proceedings, scholarship, popular literature, ethnic community events, monuments, museums, films, and Web...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080474534X
• ISBN13: 9780804745345
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"