| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 283 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: The WRA and Japanese America -- Book 1. Jerry Housel at heart mountain in Wyoming -- Chapter 1. Late October 1942 -- Chapter 2. November 1942 -- Chapter 3. February 1943 -- Chapter 4. March 1943 -- Chapter 5. May-June 1943 -- Book 2. Ted Haas and Thomas Masuda at Poston in Arizona -- Chapter 6. Late August 1942 -- Chapter 7. November 1942 -- Chapter 8. February 1943 -- Chapter 9. June 1943 -- Chapter 10. July 1943 -- Book 3. James Hendrick Terry at Gila River in Arizona -- Chapter 11. December 1942 -- Chapter 12. Late January 1943 -- Chapter 13. Late February 1943 -- Chapter 14. May 1943 -- Chapter 15. December 1943 -- Epilogue-- Author's note -- Acknowledgments -- Notes |
| Summary |
"In the Japanese American relocation camps of World War II, internees could, on any given day, be both clients and victims of their assigned War Relocation Authority lawyers. The morally ambiguous remit of these attorneys was wide and often contradictory, including overseeing the day-to-day administration of the camps, settling internal disputes between inmates, managing conflict between detainees and their government captors, and providing legal representation for prisoners outside of the camps. In re-creating the daily lives of these WRA attorneys, Eric L. Muller, a leading expert on Japanese American relocation and internment during World War II, seeks to capture historical subjects as three-dimensional, flawed human beings"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-283) |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed on April 06, 2023) |
| Subject |
United States. War Relocation Authority -- Officials and employees
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| SUBJECT |
United States. War Relocation Authority fast |
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Government attorneys -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Government attorneys -- Psychology
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Japanese Americans -- Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
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Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 20th century
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- United States
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Role conflict.
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HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
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Role conflict
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Japanese Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Internment camps
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Government attorneys
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Employees
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1469673991 |
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9781469673998 |
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9781469673981 |
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1469673983 |
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