American sutra: a story of faith and freedom in the Second World War

The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is not only a tale of injustice; it is a moving story of faith. In this pathbreaking account, Duncan Ryūken Williams reveals how, even as they were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, Japanese-American Buddhists launched...

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Main Author: Williams, Duncan Ryūken 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2019
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Summary:The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II is not only a tale of injustice; it is a moving story of faith. In this pathbreaking account, Duncan Ryūken Williams reveals how, even as they were stripped of their homes and imprisoned in camps, Japanese-American Buddhists launched one of the most inspiring defenses of religious freedom in our nation's history, insisting that they could be both Buddhist and American....
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:viii, 384 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780674986534

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