when was World War II?

[James Maule]

There are (and were) a lot of people in China and other parts of
Southeast Asia and Manchuria who would think 1939 and 1941 are way late.
An interesting lesson in perspective, I suppose.

Jim Maule
Villanova University School of Law

>>> "Mary L. Dudziak" <mdudziak at law.usc.edu> 4/10/2006 9:33:14 AM >>>
For an essay that questions/criticizes the way the concept of
"wartime"
has been used in works on rights and war in the 20th C, I would be
interested in any curious examples of the ways World War II is
periodized.
The answer(s) to the question "when was World War II?" may seem
obvious (1941-45 for the US would be one answer, 1939-45 for Europe
would be another, but there are arguments against these beginning
points).
Scholars who argue that World War II had an impact on rights seem to
be
all over the map regarding what they identify as the "wartime" that
impacted
rights. There is slipperyness not only in when the war-related impact
began (Pearl Harbor?  1940?), but also about end points, with much
slipping into the early and even middle years of the Cold War, but all
wrapped up in one "war" era.  Right now I'm just trying to come up
with
examples of the ways folks who write about rights and World War II
identify the starting and ending points of World War II.  And I
wonder whether there are disciplinary differences between history,
poli sci & law.  Off-list replies would be great.  Many thanks,
Mary Dudziak
mdudziak at law.usc.edu 
mdudziak at law.harvard.edu 
(HLS email is best to use through 6/06)
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