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.
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.
Daqing Yang is associate professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University. Mike Mochizuki is associate professor of political science and international affairs and holds the Japan-U.S. Relations Chair in Memory of Gaston Sigur at George Washington University.
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
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
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