The legacy of the Second World War has been, like the war itself,
an international phenomenon. In both Europe and Asia, common
questions of criminality, guilt, and collaboration have intersected
with history and politics on the local level to shape the way that
wartime experience has been memorialized, reinterpreted, and used.
By directly comparing European and Asian legacies, "Confronting
Memories of World War II, " provides unique insight into the way
that World War II continues to influence contemporary attitudes and
politics on a global scale. The collection brings together experts
from a variety of disciplines and perspectives to explore the often
overlooked commonalities between European and Asian handling of
memories and reflections about guilt. These commonalities suggest
new understandings of the war's legacy and the continuing impact of
historical trauma.
Daniel Chirot is Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and
Eurasian Studies at the University of Washington. Gi-Wook Shin is
director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
at Stanford University, as well as holder of the Tong Yang, Korea
Foundation, and Korea Stanford Alumni Chair of Korean Studies.
Daniel Sneider is associate director of the Shorenstein
Asia-Pacific Center. Contributors include Thomas Berger, Frances
Gouda, Julian T. Jackson, Fania Oz-Salzbe, Gilbert Rozman, Igor
Torbakov, and Roger Petersen.
"A provocative, timely, superbly documented volume on urgent
moral, political and historical topics. There is no trace of
idealization - the book is objective, clear-minded, and
historically poignant. A substantial, truly enriching addition in
terms of a global comparative approach." - Vladimir Tismaneanu,
University of Maryland, College Park
"This truly 'international' edited volume on the issues of war,
memory, and national identity explores how memories about wartime
experiences - including criminality, collaboration and
reconciliation - are shaped and reshaped, connected to questions of
national identity, and used for domestic and international
political purposes." - Patricia L. Maclachlan, University of Texas,
Austin
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