Divergent memories : opinion leaders and the Asia-Pacific War / Gi-Wook Shin and Daniel Sneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shin, Gi-Wook, author.

Sneider, Daniel C., author.

Series:

Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--East Asia--Historiography.

World War, 1939-1945.

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--Historiography.

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.

Nationalism and collective memory--East Asia.

Nationalism and collective memory.

History, Military.

Historiography.

East Asia--History, Military--20th century.

East Asia.

Genre:

Military history.

Physical Description:

x, 356 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2016]

Summary:

Debate over the history of World War II in Asia remains surprisingly intense. Divergent Memories examines the opinions of powerful individuals to pinpoint the sources of conflict, from Japanese colonialism in Korea and atrocities in in China to the American decision to use atomic weapons against Japan. without labeling any views as "distorted" or ignoring dissenting voices, Gi-Wook Shin and Daniel Sneider analyze how historical memory has developed, been formulated, and even been challenged in each case. Book jacket.

Contents:

Historical memory, national identity, and international relations

Fashioning a patriotic narrative in contemporary China

Confronting collaboration in Korea

Multiple memories of war in post-war Japan

The uncomfortable war : the Pacific War in American memory

Japanese colonial rule, forced labor, and comfort women

The Sino-Japanese War and Japanese war crimes

The war in the Pacific

The atomic bombings of Japan

The United States and postwar settlements

Toward historical reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804798891

0804798893

9780804799706

0804799709

OCLC:

932109967