Double Victory, Ronald Takaki
Double Victory, Ronald Takaki
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Double Victory
A Multicultural History of America in World War II

Author: Ronald Takaki

Narrator: Edward Lewis

Unabridged: 7 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

In Double Victory, a broad spectrum of American voices emerges to illustrate the countrys multicultural struggles and victories during World War II. We hear from a JapaneseAmerican at an internment camp; a Native American code breaker using the Navajo language for the first time; a MexicanAmerican woman, Rosarita, the riveter, who was able to work a job during wartime other than as a housecleaner or a maid. Takaki also considers the racial biases that influenced important American government actions during the war, like the bombing of Hiroshima and the refusal to admit Jews into the U.S. Double Victory clearly demonstrates that World War II helped to transform American society and advance the cause of multiculturalism throughout the country.

About Ronald Takaki

Ronald Takaki (1939-2009), often cited as the father of multicultural studies, was the grandson of immigrant Japanese plantation workers in Hawaii. He received his undergraduate degree from the College of Wooster and his master's degree and Ph.D. in American history from the University of California, Berkeley. He taught at UC-Berkeley for over 30 years, and designed and led its Ethnic Studies Ph.D. program until his retirement. His many books include A Different Mirror, Strangers from a Different Shore, A Larger Memory, Iron Cages: Race and Culture in 19th-Century America, and Double Victory: A Multicultural History of America in World War II.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on March 10, 2021

Double Victory needs to be a required read in schools. I am absolutely shocked and appalled over how little I knew about the true history of WWII. This historic novel highlights the lives of minorities during WWII, dedicating chapters to the experiences faced by Black, Hispanic, Native American, Jap......more

Goodreads review by Liz on June 02, 2013

World War II is perhaps the most remembered war in the United States. This war is recalled by images of white men crawling in trenches and storming at Normandy while their wives and children at home grew their own gardens to support the troops and collected every scrap of useful metal to build airp......more

Goodreads review by Simon on February 05, 2018

In Double Victory Ronald Takaki explores the contradictions presented by the rhetoric of the Second World War in America and challenges the concept of a ‘good war’. While the press and the government spoke of fighting for democracy abroad, in the US race riots, internment, and Jim Crow demonstrated......more

Goodreads review by Joe on November 03, 2021

This is a highly readable history of an uncomfortable aspect of the WWII period. The author focuses on the have-nots, the minorities who have been shut out of having full citizenship. Each chapter is devoted to a minority. The author writes with clarity and also uses the actual words of individuals......more

Goodreads review by Alex on November 25, 2023

Takaki felt revolutionary 30 years ago. Now all of this is much more deeply researched and more eloquently told in other places. Still an important reminder of race dynamics during WWII, but better books exist and much of this was merely a reminder instead of an uncovering.......more

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