Christianity, social justice, and the Japanese American incarceration during World War II /

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This study of Christianity in the infamous camps where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II yields insights both far-reaching and timely. Anne Blankenship shows how church leaders were forced to assess the ethics and pragmatism of fighting against or acquiescing to what they clea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blankenship, Anne M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japanese Americans.
Christianity and justice > United States > History > 20th century.
Human rights > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Japanese Americans > Religion.
Internment camps > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Japanese Americans > United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
Américains d'origine japonaise > Relogement et internement forcés, 1942-1945.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Américains d'origine japonaise.
Justice > Aspect religieux > Christianisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Américains d'origine japonaise > Religion.
Américains d'origine japonaise > États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Christianity and justice
Internment camps
Human rights > Religious aspects > Christianity
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans > Religion
Japanese Americans > Social conditions
United States
West United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The attack on Pearl Harbor & Executive Order 9066
  • The organization of Christian aid
  • Building churches behind barbed wire
  • Experiences of Christianity in the camps
  • The end of Japanese ethnic churches.

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