Wartime Othering: The Enemy Within
This chapter examines the politics of othering with respect to people of Japanese origin in the United States and Canada, during World War II in particular. An examination of the historical record shows that, although both governments treated Japan-origin
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Allan Laine Kagedan
The Politics of Othering in the United States and Canada
Allan Laine Kagedan
The Politics of Othering in the United States and Canada
Allan Laine Kagedan Carleton University Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Contents
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Introduction
2
What Attracts People to Othering?
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3
Erasing a People: Indigenous People and Indigenous Residential Schools
27
4
The Politics of Anti-semitism, 1920–1940
45
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Wartime Othering: The Enemy Within
69
6
Cold War: Othering on the Home Front
83
7
The Politics of Race in the United States and Canada
105
8
The Maligning of Muslims
125
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Conclusion
149
Index
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
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