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Author: Mary Elizabeth Basile Chopas
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9781469634340
ISBN 10: 1469634341
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 September 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"Adds a good deal to our understanding of the internment process for Italian enemy aliens.--H-Net Reviews An important book with material relevance to some of the most important political and social issues of our time. By tapping into new and revealing archival research, Chopas has enriched the field of Italian American studies and American political and legal history in general."" --American Historical Review An important contribution to Italian American studies and US ethnic history.--CHOICE Masterfully untangles the American government's process for interning 343 Italian American enemy aliens during World War II. . . . The lessons derived raise timely questions about how democracies can and should protect civil liberties when experiencing threats to national security.--Journal of Social History"
An important book with material relevance to some of the most important political and social issues of our time. By tapping into new and revealing archival research, Chopas has enriched the field of Italian American studies and American political and legal history in general. --American Historical Review Masterfully untangles the American government's process for interning 343 Italian American enemy aliens during World War II. . . . The lessons derived raise timely questions about how democracies can and should protect civil liberties when experiencing threats to national security.--Journal of Social History An important contribution to Italian American studies and US ethnic history.--CHOICE Adds a good deal to our understanding of the internment process for Italian enemy aliens.--H-Net Reviews
Adds a good deal to our understanding of the internment process for Italian enemy aliens.--H-Net Reviews
An important book with material relevance to some of the most important political and social issues of our time. By tapping into new and revealing archival research, Chopas has enriched the field of Italian American studies and American political and legal history in general. --American Historical Review Masterfully untangles the American government's process for interning 343 Italian American enemy aliens during World War II. . . . The lessons derived raise timely questions about how democracies can and should protect civil liberties when experiencing threats to national security.--Journal of Social History An important contribution to Italian American studies and US ethnic history.--CHOICE Adds a good deal to our understanding of the internment process for Italian enemy aliens.--H-Net Reviews
Author Information
Mary Elizabeth Basile Chopas is a lecturer at Harvard Law School.
