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Legacies of the Asia-Pacific War

Author : Roman Rosenbaum,Yasuko Claremont
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136936210

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When we look in detail at the various peripheral groups of disenfranchised people emerging from the aftermath of the Asia–Pacific War the list is startling: Koreans in Japan (migrants or forced labourers), Burakumin, Hibakusha, Okinawans, Asian minorities, comfort women and many others. Many of these groups have been discussed in a large corpus of what we may call ‘disenfranchised literature’, and the research presented in this book intends to add an additional and particularly controversial example to the long list of the voice- and powerless. The presence of members of what is known as the yakeato sedai or the generation of people who experienced the fire-bombings of the Asia–Pacific War is conspicuous in all areas of contemporary Japan. From literature to the visual arts, from music to theatre, from architecture to politics, their influence and in many cases guiding principles is evident everywhere and in many cases forms the keystone of modern Japanese society and culture. The contributors to this book explore the impact of the yakeato generation - and their literary, creative and cultural and works - on the postwar period by drawing out the importance of the legacy of those people who truly survived the darkest hour of the twentieth century and re-evaluate the ramifications of their experiences in contemporary Japanese society and culture. As such this book will be of huge interest to those studying Japanese history, literature, poetry and cultural studies.

The Pacific War and Its Political Legacies

Author : Denny Roy
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132216594

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Intends to recount the events of the Pacific War that continue to vex international relations in Northeast Asia. This title explains the origins of contending interpretations of the war, and how those interpretations have led to the positions and policies of postwar governments and societal groups on issues directly related to the war.

The Asia Pacific War

Author : Yasuko Claremont
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315408002

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The Asia Pacific War by Yasuko Claremont Pdf

This book examines key aspects of the Asia Pacific War (1931–1945), that was initially waged between Japan and China, before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor drew in the U.S.-led allied forces from 1941 to 1945. Part I of the book examines three interlocking components, the origins of the war; its impact on combatants and civilians; and its short-term legacy, including the huge changes that took place in the postwar governance of Japan. Part II explores the ongoing impact and legacy of the war for those in postwar Japan, and later generations, particularly through the examination of the ambiguity of state-led reconciliation with Japan’s neighbors, the growth of dynamic civil reconciliation efforts, and the prominent role of the arts in peace movements. Through a people-centered approach it filters historical events through the lens of the war’s impact on individuals, who found themselves players within a larger frame of the social history of Japan and caught up in the international power dynamics of the nuclear age. Featuring studies of contemporary peace activism, this will be a valuable resource to students and scholars of Modern Asian and U.S. History, as well as those interested in postwar memory and reconciliation.

The Pacific War

Author : Christina Twomey,Ernest Koh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317807889

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The Pacific War is an umbrella term that refers collectively to a disparate set of wars, however, this book presents a strong case for considering this assemblage of conflicts as a collective, singular war. It highlights the genuine thematic commonalities in the legacies of war that cohere across the Asia-Pacific and shows how the wars, both individually and collectively, wrought dramatic change to the geo-political makeup of the region. This book discusses the cultural, political and social implications of the Pacific War and engages with debates over the war’s impact, legacies, and continuing cultural resonances. Crucially, it examines the meanings and significance of the Second World War from a truly international perspective and the contributors present fascinating case studies that highlight the myriad of localised idiosyncrasies in how the Pacific War has been remembered and deployed in political contexts. The chapters trace the shared legacy that the individual wars had on demographics, culture and mobility across the Asia Pacific, and demonstrate how in the aftermath of the war political borders were transformed and new nation states emerged. The book also considers racial and sexual tensions which accompanied the arrival of both Allied and Axis personnel and their long lasting consequences, as well as the impact returning veterans and the war crime trials that followed the conflict had on societies in the region. In doing so, it succeeds in illuminating the events and issues that unfolded in the weeks, months, and indeed decades after the war. This interdisciplinary volume examines the aftermaths and legacies of war for individuals, communities, and institutions across South, Southeast, and East Asia, Oceania, and the Pacific world. As such, it will be welcomed by students and scholars of Asian history, modern history and cultural history, as well as by those interested in issues of memory and commemoration.

The Politics of War Memory in Japan

Author : Kamila Szczepanska
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134600137

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The Politics of War Memory in Japan by Kamila Szczepanska Pdf

Since the 1990s, questions of Japanese wartime conduct, apologies for aggression, and compensation to former victims of the country’s imperial policies, have been brought to the fore of national and regional politics. The state is undoubtedly the most important actor in the process of memory production and along with conservative legislators and the grass-root revisionist movement there has been a consistent trend towards denying or undermining the existing acknowledgments of responsibility for Japan’s wartime past. However, to fully comprehend war memory in Japan, due attention must be paid to competing discourses that demand an alternative view, and only then can the complexity of Japanese war memory and attitudes towards the legacies of the Asia-Pacific war be understood. The Politics of War Memory in Japan examines the involvement of five civil society actors in the struggle over remembering and addressing the wartime past in Japan today. In studying progressive war memory activists, it quickly becomes clear that the apologia by conservative politicians cannot be treated as representative of the opinion of the majority of the Japanese public. Indeed, this book seeks to remedy the disparity between studies devoted to the official level of addressing the ‘history issue’ and the grass-root historical revisionist movement on the one side, and progressive activism on the other. Furthermore, it contributes to scholarly debates on the state of civil society in Japan, challenging the characterisation of Japanese civil society as a depoliticised space by demonstrating a more contentious side of civil society activism. Drawing important new empirical research, this book will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Japanese civil society, Japanese politics, Japanese history and memory in Japan.

Legacies of the Asia-Pacific War

Author : Roman Rosenbaum,Yasuko Claremont
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136936227

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Legacies of the Asia-Pacific War by Roman Rosenbaum,Yasuko Claremont Pdf

When we look in detail at the various peripheral groups of disenfranchised people emerging from the aftermath of the Asia–Pacific War the list is startling: Koreans in Japan (migrants or forced labourers), Burakumin, Hibakusha, Okinawans, Asian minorities, comfort women and many others. Many of these groups have been discussed in a large corpus of what we may call ‘disenfranchised literature’, and the research presented in this book intends to add an additional and particularly controversial example to the long list of the voice- and powerless. The presence of members of what is known as the yakeato sedai or the generation of people who experienced the fire-bombings of the Asia–Pacific War is conspicuous in all areas of contemporary Japan. From literature to the visual arts, from music to theatre, from architecture to politics, their influence and in many cases guiding principles is evident everywhere and in many cases forms the keystone of modern Japanese society and culture. The contributors to this book explore the impact of the yakeato generation - and their literary, creative and cultural and works - on the postwar period by drawing out the importance of the legacy of those people who truly survived the darkest hour of the twentieth century and re-evaluate the ramifications of their experiences in contemporary Japanese society and culture. As such this book will be of huge interest to those studying Japanese history, literature, poetry and cultural studies.

Legacies of World War II in South and East Asia

Author : David Koh Wee Hock
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9789812304681

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Illustrates how the political and social fallout from the World War II is still alive and divisive in South and East Asia.

Japan's Pacific War

Author : Augustine Kobayashi,Quest Publications
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1532859465

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Japan's Pacific War by Augustine Kobayashi,Quest Publications Pdf

In Decemeber 1941, WW2 became a truly global war with Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, dragging the US into the war both in Europe and Asia. What is not widely known is that war had been going on since 1931 in Asia, provoked by Japan seeking dominance of Asia. Why Japan chose such aggressive course of action is even less well understood. This book seeks to explain how Japan's internal conditions and external relations led her to a war in Asia that would in turn lead to a head-on collision with the US and the Western colonial powers. Japan did not plan for such a general conflict with the entire West. Japan's frustration at the failure to defeat China, however, made her decide that they had no choice but to fight the US also. Japanese strategic thinking was thus still very premature, with Japanese military leaders unable to think through the likely consequences of such a course of action; they certainly did not have flexibility to adjust to changing strategic environment due to change of technology, economic balance and the sheer commitment of the US to the war aim of completely defeating Japan. Neglecting war logistics and obsessed with the idea of decisive fleet action, the Japanese were worn down by the increasing air and naval power of the US and was crushed in the end. Such outcome had been anticipated by the Western Allies in their war studies before the 1940s. Hence the tragedy is Japan's failure to come up with any effective scheme to defeat American strategy. Defeated comprehensively in war of logistics, starving Japanese soldiers acted badly everywhere, a legacy of WW2 in Asia which Japan has to live with even today. Read more: http: //www.quest-publications.com/books/japans-pacific-war/

Remembering and Forgetting

Author : Gerrit W. Gong
Publisher : CSIS
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0892062843

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This bibliography includes books, research reports, student papers from senior service schools (such as the Army War College), technical reports, conference papers, theses and dissertations, archival materials, government documents, and articles from scholarly journals (there are no articles from popular, news, or service magazines). Most of the 857 entries have been published in the last 20 years. The first chapter discusses strategies for conducting research on women in the military. Subsequent chapters are organized by subject, including chapters covering each branch of the military and chapters for special issues such as family and pregnancy. Entries are arranged within chapters by subject, then alphabetically by author within subject. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The San Francisco System and Its Legacies

Author : Kimie Hara
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317637905

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In September 1951, Japan signed a peace treaty with forty-eight countries in San Francisco; in April 1952, the treaty came into effect. The San Francisco Peace Treaty is an international agreement that in significant ways shaped the post–World War II international order in the Asia-Pacific. With its associated security arrangements, it laid the foundation for the regional structure of Cold War confrontation: the "San Francisco System" fully reflected the strategic interests and policy priorities of the peace conference’s host nation, the United States. The treaty fell far short of settling outstanding issues in the wake of the Pacific War or facilitating a clean start for the "post-war" period. Rather, critical aspects of the settlement were left equivocal, and continue to have significant and worrisome implications for regional international relations. This book examines the key developments of the contentious political and security issues in the Asia-Pacific that share a common foundation in the post-war disposition of Japan, particularly the San Francisco Peace Treaty. These include both tangible and intangible issues, such as disputes over territories and "history" problems. Taking the San Francisco System as its conceptual grounding, the authors examine how these issues developed and have remained contentious long after the San Francisco arrangements. To provide bases for producing solutions, the chapters offer comprehensive accounts that explain and deepen our understanding of these complex regional issues and the San Francisco System as a whole. By closely and systematically examining the legacy and various ramifications of the San Francisco System, this fascinating book adds to our understanding of current and growing tensions in the region. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars of Asian studies, history, international relations and politics.

World War Two Legacies in East Asia

Author : Chan Yang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Collective memory
ISBN : 1138303704

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World War Two Legacies in East Asia by Chan Yang Pdf

How to commemorate World War Two in East Asia is a huge source of friction between China and Japan, continuing to cause major difficulties. As this book shows, however, there is also disagreement within these countries as to how to remember the war. Based on extensive original research, the book explores how China's commemoration of the war has evolved over time, moving from "benevolent amnesia" in the early decades following the war, to a more strongly anti-Japanese position in more recent years. It considers particular aspects of commemoration in China, explores the corresponding situation in Japan and discusses the continuing impact on the relationship between the two countries.

Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War: July 1937-May 1942

Author : Richard B. Frank
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781324002116

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Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War: July 1937-May 1942 by Richard B. Frank Pdf

“A sweeping epic.… Promises to do for the war in the Pacific what Rick Atkinson did for Europe.” —James M. Scott, author of Rampage In 1937, the swath of the globe east from India to the Pacific Ocean encompassed half the world’s population. Japan’s onslaught into China that year unleashed a tidal wave of events that fundamentally transformed this region and killed about twenty-five million people. This extraordinary World War II narrative vividly portrays the battles across this entire region and links those struggles on many levels with their profound twenty-first-century legacies. In this first volume of a trilogy, award-winning historian Richard B. Frank draws on rich archival research and recently discovered documentary evidence to tell an epic story that gave birth to the world we live in now.

The Treaty of Portsmouth and Its Legacies

Author : Steven J. Ericson,Allen Hockley
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1584657227

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The Treaty of Portsmouth and Its Legacies by Steven J. Ericson,Allen Hockley Pdf

The latest, probing look at the 1905 Portsmouth Peace Treaty, the last peace agreement between Japan and Russia

Blossoms in the Wind

Author : M. G. Sheftall
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780593472323

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Blossoms in the Wind by M. G. Sheftall Pdf

A revelatory and groundbreaking account of Imperial Japan’s kamikaze—the suicide pilots of World War II—as told through the eyes of the survivors In the final year of World War II, a horrific new weapon was unleashed in the Pacific: the kamikaze. Idealistic, young Japanese men had been taught that there was no greater glory than to sacrifice one’s life to defend the homeland. Now, with the war all but lost, thousands of these determined warriors were hastily trained in the basics of piloting an airplane, then sent out in waves to crash into enemy warships, suicide attacks that killed altogether some seven thousand American sailors. But what of those men who took the sacred oath to die in battle and lived? In the wake of 9/11, ethnographer M. G. Sheftall was given unprecedented access to the cloistered community of Japan’s last remaining kamikaze survivors. As an American fluent in Japanese, Sheftall was the only westerner to ever sit face-to-face with these men and hear their stories. The result is a fascinating journey into the lives, indoctrination, and mindsets of the kamikaze, through the eyes of participants who are now lost to time.