In this detailed account of civilian lives during wartime in Asia,
high school students, undergrads, and general readers alike can get
a glimpse into the often dismal, but surprisingly resilient, lives
led by ordinary people-those who did not go off to war but were
powerfully affected by it nonetheless. How did people live on a
day-to-day basis with the cruelty and horror of war right outside
their doorsteps? What were the reactions and views of those who did
not fight on the fields? How did people come together to cope with
the losses of loved ones and the sacrifices they had to make on a
daily basis? This volume contains accounts from the resilient
civilians who lived in Asia during the Taiping and Nian Rebellions,
the Philippine Revolution, the Wars of Meiji Japan, World War II,
the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. This volume begins with R.G.
Tiedemann's account of life in China in the mid-nineteenth century,
during the Taiping and Nian Rebellions. Tiedemann examines social
practices imposed on the civilians by the Taiping, life in the
cities and country, women, and the militarization of society.
Bernardita Reyes Churchill examines how civilians in the
Philippines struggled for freedom under the imperial reign Spain
and the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. Stewart
Lone looks at how Meiji Japan's wars on the Asian continent
affected the lives and routines of men, women, and children, urban
and rural. He also explains how the media played a role during the
wars, as well as how people were able to spend leisure time and
even make wartime humor. Di Wang uses the public space of the
teahouse and its culture as a microcosm of daily life in China
during tumultuous years of civil and world war, 1937-1949. Simon
Partner explores Japanese daily life during World War II,
investigating youth culture, the ways people came together, and how
the government took control of their lives by rationing food,
clothing, and other resources. Shigeru Sato continues by examining
the harshness of life in Indonesia during World War II and its
aftermath. Korean life from 1950-1953 is looked at by Andrei
Lankov, who takes a look at the heart-rending lives of refugees.
Finally, Lone surveys life in South Vietnam from 1965-1975, from
school children to youth protests to how propaganda affected
civilians. This volume offers students and general readers a
glimpse into the lives of those often forgotten.
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