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The Politics of Prejudice: The Anti-Japanese Movement in California and the Struggle for Japanese Exclusion
The Politics of Prejudice The AntiJapanese Movement in California and the Struggle for Japanese Exclusion Author:Roger Daniels This classic study offers a history of anti-Japanese prejudice in California, extending from the late nineteenth century to 1924, when an immigration act excluded Japanese from entering the United States. The Politics of Prejudice details the politi-cal climate that helped to set the stage for the incarceration of Japanese Americans durin... more »g World War II and reveals the racism present among middle-class American progressives, labor leaders, and other presumably liberal groups. "The years have failed to dull the sheen of this slender volume. Its thick subject matters-- regionalism, racial politics, democracy--have taken on different casts over the life of the book, yet they retain their relevance and timeliness." --Gary Y. Okihiro, author of Margins and Mainstreams "The insights offered by Roger Daniels almost four decades ago remain trenchant and incisive." --Sucheng Chan, author of This Bittersweet Soil« less