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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 - 2000

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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Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 2000. First Printing. good. 281, wraps, illus., notes, index, black mark on bottom edge. Considers the racial biases that influenced American government actions during the war, such as the bombing of Hiroshima and the refusal to admit Jews into the United States, and demonstrates that World War II helped to advance multiculturalism.
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  • Title Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II
  • Author Takaki, Ronald
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA
  • Date 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 39234
  • 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

From the publisher

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.

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