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ADACHI, KEN The Enemy That Never Was: A History of the Japanese Canadians
Toronto Ontario, McClelland & Stewart. 1976. (ISBN: 0 7710 0723 X) Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprinted 1977. Grey-green "tweed-look" boards; gilt stamped lettering; bumping to spine ends and top edges; previous owner's neat stamp on front endpaper and page edges. Very clean, sound copy. 456 pages including: Index; very detailed Bibliography; 13 Appendices (historical data); lengthy Chapter Notes. Illustrated with black and white reproductions of historic photographs; map of British Columbia showing internal relocation camps. A history of the Japanese in Canada and in particular, immigration to the west coast: "the stresses generated by an immigrant group entering an unstable, volatile society which was then emerging from its pioneer stage" - and the record of the evacuation and detention of over twenty thousand Japanese, three-quarters of whom were Canadian citizens, on the grounds of "national security" in World War II. A carefully documented account: "What happened to the Japanese Canadians is an enduring monument to the fragility of democratic ideals in times of crisis in which, given the right circumstances, people so easily lose their perspectives on civil liberties" (Preface). Very Good/No Jacket.
Offered for US$ 18.00 by: Literacy Nanaimo - Book number: 002126
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