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Rightlessness : testimony and redress in U.S. prison camps since World War II /
In this work, A. Naomi Paik grapples with the history of US prison camps that have confined people outside the boundaries of legal and civil rights. In doing so, she reveals a powerful ongoing contest over the nature and meaning of the law, over civil liberties and global human rights, and over the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Studies in United States culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this work, A. Naomi Paik grapples with the history of US prison camps that have confined people outside the boundaries of legal and civil rights. In doing so, she reveals a powerful ongoing contest over the nature and meaning of the law, over civil liberties and global human rights, and over the power of the state in people's lives. |
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| Notas: | Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Yale University, 2009) issued under title: Testifying to rightlessness : redressing the camp in narratives of U.S. culture and law. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Premios: | Asian American Studies Book Award--History, 2018. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469628097 1469628090 9781469626321 1469626322 |