Harry J. Wray, Seishiro Sugihara

Bridging the Atomic Divide

Debating Japan-US Attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Produktbeschreibung

In this study, two scholars examine historical perceptions of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Structured as a balanced dialogue, the authors analyze how the attacks are remembered by Japanese and others as well as the various debates surrounding the bombings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 709g
• ISBN-13: 9781498593212
• ISBN-10: 1498593216
• Artikelnr.: 54388280

Autorenporträt

Harry Wray (1931-2017) taught history in Japan for nearly three decades, most recently at Aichi Mizuho College. Seishiro Sugihara is former professor of history at Josai University.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword, Miyuki Wray Preface to the Japanese Edition Translator's Note
Chapter 1: Descent into Inhumanity Chapter 2: The Unconditional Surrender
Formula and Limited Alternatives to Atomic Bombs: Pros and Cons Chapter 3:
The Potsdam Declaration: A Missed Opportunity By Japan To Avoid Atomic
Bombings and a Soviet Entry Chapter 4: That "Final Decisive Battle" Chapter
5: The Role of Decrypted Messages Chapter 6: Japan's Decision to Wage a
Final Decisive Battle Produced the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, the first
of the "Triple Shocks" Chapter 7: Two Shocks in One Day Chapter 8:
Militants' Intransigent Response: Extinction before Surrender Chapter 9:
Contentious Issues Surrounding the Atomic Bombings, the Mistaken "Atomic
Diplomacy" Thesis, and its Impact on Japanese Textbooks Conclusion Appendix
A: Supplemental Commentary-Diplomacy at Start and End of Japan-US War, and
Subsequent Problems Appendix B: Regarding Wray's Examination of the Pearl
Harbor Issue Appendix C: The Historical Significance of President Obama's
Visit to Hiroshima Afterword