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History Textbooks and the Wars in Asia - Divided Memories (Hardcover, New)
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History Textbooks and the Wars in Asia - Divided Memories (Hardcover, New)
Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
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Over the past fifteen years Northeast Asia has witnessed growing
intraregional exchanges and interactions, especially in the realms
of culture and economy. Still, the region cannot escape from the
burden of history. This book examines the formation of historical
memory in four Northeast Asian societies (China, Japan, South
Korea, and Taiwan) and the United States focusing on the period
from the beginning of the Sino-Japanese war in 1931 until the
formal conclusion of the Pacific War with the San Francisco Peace
Treaty of 1951. The contributors analyse the recent efforts of
Korean, Japanese, and Chinese scholars to write a 'common history'
of Northeast Asia and question the underlying motivations for their
efforts and subsequent achievements. In doing so, they contend that
the greatest obstacle to reconciliation in Northeast Asia lies in
the existence of divided, and often conflicting, historical
memories. The book argues that a more fruitful approach lies in
understanding how historical memory has evolved in each country and
been incorporated into respective master narratives. Through
uncovering the existence of different master narratives, it is
hoped, citizens will develop a more self-critical, self-reflective
approach to their own history and that such an introspective effort
has the potential to lay the foundation for greater self- and
mutual understanding and eventual historical reconciliation in the
region. This book will be essential reading for students and
scholars of Asian history, Asian education and international
relations in East Asia.
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