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

Published Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. 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 Summary Disputes over the history of World War II in Asia remain surprisingly intense. Divergent Memories examines the opinions of powerful individuals to pinpoint the sources of conflict, from Japanese colonialism in Korea and atrocities 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. --Cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- East Asia -- Historiography Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Historiography Nationalism and collective memory -- East Asia HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Historiography Nationalism and collective memory SUBJECT East Asia -- History, Military -- 20th century Subject East Asia Genre/Form Military history Form Electronic book Author Sneider, Daniel C., author ISBN 9780804799720 0804799725

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