Memory, Identity, and Commemorations of World War II

Anniversary Politics in Asia Pacific
Herausgeber: Yang, Daqing; Mochizuki, Mike

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Produktbeschreibung

This study provides a broad examination of historical memory of World War II. Focusing on the Asia Pacific region, the contributors analyze how the war is perceived, how it was commemorated on the seventieth anniversary of its conclusion, and how contemporary politics affects historical memory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 448g
• ISBN-13: 9781498567695
• ISBN-10: 149856769X
• Artikelnr.: 51760215

Autorenporträt

Edited by Daqing Yang and Mike Mochizuki - Foreword by Akira Iriye - Contributions by Lily Gardner Feldman; Marc Gallicchio; Ricardo T. Jose; Christine Kim; Marlene Laruelle; Tze Loo; Mike Mochizuki; Robert Sutter and Daqing Yang

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: Commemorating 1945 in Transnational History
Akira Iriye Introduction: Anniversary Commemorations: Politics of Collective Memory and Identity
Daqing Yang and Mike Mochizuki Chapter 1: PRC: Meanings and Contradictions of Victory
Daqing Yang Chapter 2: Republic of China: Government Balancing Acts in Commemorating World War II
Robert Sutter Chapter 3: Japan: Contested History and Identity Conflict
Mike Mochizuki Chapter 4: South Korea: Commemorations
Revision and Reckoning
Christine Kim Chapter 5: Philippines: Memorials and Commemorations in Seven Decades
Ricardo T. Jose Chapter 6: Singapore: Commemoration and Reconciliation
Tze Loo Chapter 7: United States: Remembrance without Recrimination
Marc Gallicchio Chapter 8: Russia: Commemorating the War in the West More Than East
Marlene Laruelle Chapter 9: Germany: Comprehensive and Complex "Culture of Remembrance
" Lily Gardner Feldman