Japan's reputation for humanitarianism rests on the generous behaviour accorded to 70,000 Russian prisoners of war in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05). This contrasts sharply with the brutality displayed during the Pacific War (1941-45) towards 200,000 Allied prisoners of war. The power of the State to coerce the people, by using the reverence felt for the Emperor, enabled the Japanese to switch humanitarianism on, or off, apparently at will. This extraordinary volte-face is explored in this fascinating book.
Japan's reputation for humanitarianism rests on the generous behaviour accorded to 70,000 Russian prisoners of war in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05). This contrasts sharply with the brutality displayed during the Pacific War (1941-45) towards 200,000 Allied prisoners of war. The power of the State to coerce the people, by using the reverence felt for the Emperor, enabled the Japanese to switch humanitarianism on, or off, apparently at will. This extraordinary volte-face is explored in this fascinating book.
List of Tables List of Maps List of Illustrations Preface Author's Note List of Abbreviations Chronology PART 1: ESTABLISHING THE EMPEROR'S CREDENTIALS The Red Cross in Japan The 'Emperor's Children', Good Health in Army and Navy The Red Cross and Health Care for the Nation PART 2: ACCOLADE FOR AN EMPEROR Japan, Humanitarian World Labour, 1894 1905 Russian Prisoners of War, 1904 1905 German Prisoners of War, 1914 1918 Humanitarianism abandoned PART 3: OLD CLOTHES FOR THE NEW EMPEROR Shame and the War Prisoner Prisoners in Travail Ultimate Weapons, Drugs and Disease Keeping the Humanitarian Flame alight PART 4: 1945, AND AFTER 'The Face of War is the Face of Death' Phoenix resurgent In the Emperor's Name Appendices Notes and References Select Bibliography Index
List of Tables List of Maps List of Illustrations Preface Author's Note List of Abbreviations Chronology PART 1: ESTABLISHING THE EMPEROR'S CREDENTIALS The Red Cross in Japan The 'Emperor's Children', Good Health in Army and Navy The Red Cross and Health Care for the Nation PART 2: ACCOLADE FOR AN EMPEROR Japan, Humanitarian World Labour, 1894 1905 Russian Prisoners of War, 1904 1905 German Prisoners of War, 1914 1918 Humanitarianism abandoned PART 3: OLD CLOTHES FOR THE NEW EMPEROR Shame and the War Prisoner Prisoners in Travail Ultimate Weapons, Drugs and Disease Keeping the Humanitarian Flame alight PART 4: 1945, AND AFTER 'The Face of War is the Face of Death' Phoenix resurgent In the Emperor's Name Appendices Notes and References Select Bibliography Index
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