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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chapel Hill :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Studies in United States culture.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | 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. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Awards: | Asian American Studies Book Award--History, 2018. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781469628097 1469628090 9781469626321 1469626322 |