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Democracy Behind Barbed Wire: Examining The Political Culture Of Japanese American Evacuees, Allen Atkinson Nov 1998

Democracy Behind Barbed Wire: Examining The Political Culture Of Japanese American Evacuees, Allen Atkinson

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This paper explores the relationship between culture and political behavior through an investigation of those Japanese Americans who were denied due process and imprisoned during World War Two simply for being of Japanese descent. Military necessity was the reason cited for the government's action, although racism, war hysteria and economic competition also played a major role.

At the time there was a general belief among Caucasian Americans that the Japanese in America had avoided Americanization and could not be trusted to participate in democratic processes. It was suggested that their political and civic culture was an obstacle to the achievement …


The Lobbyist No. 23 (October 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Oct 1998

The Lobbyist No. 23 (October 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Lobbist No. 22 (August 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Aug 1998

The Lobbist No. 22 (August 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Lobbyist No. 21 (April 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff Apr 1998

The Lobbyist No. 21 (April 1998), Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Transgressive Cause Lawyering, Stuart Scheingold, Anne Bloom Jan 1998

Transgressive Cause Lawyering, Stuart Scheingold, Anne Bloom

Anne Bloom

No abstract provided.