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Memory, Identity, and Commemorations of World War II

Memory, Identity, and Commemorations of World War II

Anniversary Politics in Asia Pacific

von: Daqing Yang, Mike Mochizuki, Akira Iriye, Lily Gardner Feldman, Marc Gallicchio, Ricardo T. Jose, Christine Kim, Marlene Laruelle, Tze Loo, Robert Sutter

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Verlag: Lexington Books
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 11.04.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9781498567701
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 220

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Titelbeschreibung

<span><span>Why do some governments and societies attach great significance to a particular anniversary year whereas others seem less inclined to do so? What motivates the orchestration of elaborate commemorative activities in some countries? What are they supposed to accomplish, for both domestic and international audience? In what ways do commemorations in Asia Pacific fit into the global memory culture of war commemoration? In what ways are these commemorations intertwined with current international politics?</span></span>
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<span><span>This book presents the first large-scale analysis of how countries in the Asia Pacific and beyond commemorated the seventieth anniversaries of the end of World War II. Consisting of in-depth case studies of China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, United States, Russia, and Germany, this unique collective effort demonstrates how memories of the past as reflected in public commemorations and contemporary politics—both internal and international—profoundly affect each other.</span></span>

Titelkurzbeschreibung

<span><span>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.</span></span>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Autorenportrait

<span><span>Daqing Yang</span><span> is associate professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University.</span></span>
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<span><span>Mike Mochizuki</span><span> 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.</span></span>

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