Product Description
Set in World War II, but with an eye to the present and future, "Homeland Insecurity"
offers a unique, thematic commentary on the experiences of men and women of
Italian and German ancestry who were relocated, interned, or excluded.
Award winning author Stephen Fox mines government documents—especially those of
the FBI and Immigration and Naturalization Service—to analyze the impact on
detainees and their families of profiling, FBI bungling, military commissions, secret
arrests, suspension of due process and habeas corpus, deportation, extraordinary
rendition, second-class citizenship, and other forms of harassment.
"Homeland Insecurity" showcases the selective embrace of historical lessons. During the
war, policymakers, the media, and the public chose only the message that supported
their assumptions. When this lack of judgment coincided with the prejudices and
insecurities of J. Edgar Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt, the result was tragic: an
assault on the Bill of Rights, the ruin of countless reputations and family well being,
and lost lives.
Told through intimate stores of men and women of European ancestry, "Homeland
Insecurity questions whether this assault on constitutional and civil liberties can and
will be repeated."
offers a unique, thematic commentary on the experiences of men and women of
Italian and German ancestry who were relocated, interned, or excluded.
Award winning author Stephen Fox mines government documents—especially those of
the FBI and Immigration and Naturalization Service—to analyze the impact on
detainees and their families of profiling, FBI bungling, military commissions, secret
arrests, suspension of due process and habeas corpus, deportation, extraordinary
rendition, second-class citizenship, and other forms of harassment.
"Homeland Insecurity" showcases the selective embrace of historical lessons. During the
war, policymakers, the media, and the public chose only the message that supported
their assumptions. When this lack of judgment coincided with the prejudices and
insecurities of J. Edgar Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt, the result was tragic: an
assault on the Bill of Rights, the ruin of countless reputations and family well being,
and lost lives.
Told through intimate stores of men and women of European ancestry, "Homeland
Insecurity questions whether this assault on constitutional and civil liberties can and
will be repeated."
About the Author
Stephen Fox is the award-winning author of monographs and articles on Italian and German Americans. His previous book, Fear Itself: Inside the Roundup of German Americans during World War II, was published by iUniverse in 2005. He and his wife, Françoise, live near the sea in California's redwood country.
