Format:
Online-Ressource (xx, 409 p)
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ill., 1 map
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814736408
Content:
Japan's lightning march across Asia during World War II was swift and brutal. Nation after nation fell to Japanese soldiers. How were the Japanese able to justify their occupation of so many Asian nations? And how did they find supporters in countries they subdued and exploited? Race War! delves into submerged and forgotten history to reveal how European racism and colonialism were deftly exploited by the Japanese to create allies among formerly colonized people of color. Through interviews and original archival research on five continents, Gerald Horne shows how race played a key-and hitherto
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-377) and index
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Race War!; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. To Be of "Pure European Descent"; 2. The Asiatic Black Man?; 3. Race/War; 4. Internment; 5. War/Race; 6. Race Reversed/Gender Transformed; 7. The White Pacific; 8. Asians versus White Supremacy; 9. Race at War; 10. Race World; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814736401
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Race War! : White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire
Language:
English