Pub Date: March 6, 2017
Dewey: 940.53520890
LCCN: 2016028795
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 1.30" H x 8.90" L x 6.10" W ( 1.50 lbs) 386 pages
BISAC Categories:
History | Wars and Conflicts | World War II General | Asia | Japan | Social Science | Discrimination incl Prejudice Racism Colorism etc | Social History | Modern | 20th Century General | Race and Ethnic Relations
Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
Description: W. Puck Brecher overturns standard narratives of wartime Japan's racial attitudes, focusing on the experiences of Western civilians rather than enemy POWs in Japan. His bold thesis is borne out by a broad mosaic of stories of police harassment, suspicion, relocation, starvation, internment, and torture, as well as extraordinary acts of charity.
Brief description: W. Puck Brecher is Associate Professor of Japanese History at Washington State University.