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Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II
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Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II Paperback - 2001

by Takaki, Ronald

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From a Navajo code talker to a Tuskegee pilot, Takaki examines the many contributions and sacrifices of America's minorities--blacks, Chinese, Native Americans and others--during World War II. Photos.

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  • Title Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II
  • Author Takaki, Ronald
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Back Bay Books, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 2001-07-30
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # N13D-02113
  • ISBN 9780316831567 / 0316831565
  • Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.27 x 5.51 x 0.82 in (21.01 x 14.00 x 2.08 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
    • Topical: Black History
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Race relations, Racism - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99040374
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.537

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Includes bibliographical references and index

First line

WORLD WAR II has been a part of my memory for most of my life.

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Citations

  • Kliatt, 01/01/2002, Page 32

About the author

Ronald Takaki (1939-2009) established the Ethnic Studies Ph.D. program at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught for thirty years. He was the author of six books, including A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America and Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans.