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ADACHI, KEN A History of the Japanese Canadians: The Enemy That Never Was - an Account of the Deplorable Treatment Inflicted on Japanese Canadians During World War Two
Toronto Ontario, McClelland & Stewart. 1976. (ISBN: 0 7710 0723 X) Pictorial Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprinted 1979. Cover rubbed, edgewear, creases. Clean, sound copy with clear text. 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). Good/No Jacket.
Offered for US$ 15.00 by: Literacy Nanaimo - Book number: 002378
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