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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.
Is Trauma a transhistorical, transnational phenomenon? Gender and
Trauma challenges the standard history that has led to our
contemporary understanding of psychological trauma to answer this
question, and to explore the impact of gender in the experience and
understanding of emotional distress. Bringing together eleven case
studies from all over the world, it draws on methods from history,
gender and communication studies to consider how trauma has been
understood over the 20th and 21st centuries. Encompassing histories
from Australia, Britain, Indonesia, Italy, the Soviet Union, Timor
Leste, the United States and Vietnam, these examples demonstrate
how gender and trauma are inextricably linked, and how the term
‘trauma’ has evolved over time. With chapters on war, political
repression, displacement, rape and childbirth, the cases showcased
in this volume highlight two pivotal transformations across the
20th century. First, the transformation of the trauma sufferer from
perpetrator to victim, and second, the increased understanding of
psychological consequences of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Together, these diverse stories yield a more nuanced picture of
what trauma is, how we have understood it alongside gender in the
past, and how this affects our understanding of it in the present.
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 Japanese captured 1500 Australian civilians during World War
II. They spent the war interned in harsh, prison-like camps
throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Civilian internees - though not
members of the armed forces - endured hardship, privation and even
death at the hands of the enemy. This book, first published in
2007, tells the stories of Australian civilians interned by the
Japanese in World War II. By recreating the daily lives and dramas
within internment camps, it explores how captivity posed different
dilemmas for men, women and children. It is the first general
history of Australian citizens interned by the Japanese in World
War II.
Is trauma a transhistorical, transnational phenomenon? Gender and
Trauma challenges the standard history that has led to our
contemporary understanding of psychological trauma to answer this
question, and to explore the impact of gender in the experience and
understanding of emotional distress. Bringing together eleven case
studies from all over the world, it draws on methods from history,
gender and communication studies to consider how trauma has been
understood over the 20th and 21st centuries. Encompassing histories
from Australia, Britain, Indonesia, Italy, the Soviet Union, Timor
Leste, the United States and Vietnam, these examples demonstrate
how gender and trauma are inextricably linked, and how the term
‘trauma’ has evolved over time. With chapters on war, political
repression, displacement, rape and childbirth, the cases showcased
in this volume highlight two pivotal transformations across the
20th century. First, the transformation of the trauma sufferer from
perpetrator to victim, and second, the increased understanding of
psychological consequences of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Together, these diverse stories yield a more nuanced picture of
what trauma is, how we have understood it alongside gender in the
past, and how this affects our understanding of it in the present.
This vivid, multi-dimensional history considers the key cultural,
social, political and economic events of Australia's history.
Deftly weaving these issues into the wider global context, Mark
Peel and Christina Twomey provide an engaging overview of the
country's past, from its first Indigenous people, to the great
migrations of recent centuries, and to those living within the more
anxiously controlled borders of the present day. This engaging
textbook is an ideal resource for undergraduate students and
postgraduate students taking modules or courses on the History of
Australia. It will also appeal to general readers who are
interested in obtaining a thorough overview of the entire history
of Australia, from the earliest times to the present, in one
concise volume.
Head-aches. Dizziness. Can't sleep. Bad dreams (never have been
released). The rice jungle had some compensation to some of us who
just don't seem to make a success of our return""- ROBERT, A
RETURNED POW This landmark and compelling book follows the stories
of 15,000 Australian prisoners of war from the moment they were
released by the Japanese at the end of World War II. Their struggle
to rehabilitate themselves and to win compensation and
acknowledgement from their own country was just beginning. This
moving book shows that 'the battle within' was both a personal and
a national one.Prize-winning historian Christina Twomey finds that
official policies and attitudes towards these men were equivocal
and arbitrary for almost forty years. The image of a defeated and
emaciated soldier held prisoner by people of a different race did
not sit well with the mythology of Anzac. Drawing on the records of
the Prisoner of War Trust Fund for the first time, this book
presents the struggles of returned prisoners in their own words. It
also shows that memories of captivity forged new connections with
people of the Asia-Pacific region, as former POWs sought to
reconcile with their captors and honour those who had helped them.
A grateful nation ultimately lauded and commemorated POWs as worthy
veterans from the 1980s, but the real story of the fight to get
there has not been told until now.
This vivid, multi-dimensional history considers the key cultural,
social, political and economic events of Australia's history.
Deftly weaving these issues into the wider global context, Mark
Peel and Christina Twomey provide an engaging overview of the
country's past, from its first Indigenous people, to the great
migrations of recent centuries, and to those living within the more
anxiously controlled borders of the present day. This engaging
textbook is an ideal resource for undergraduate students and
postgraduate students taking modules or courses on the History of
Australia. It will also appeal to general readers who are
interested in obtaining a thorough overview of the entire history
of Australia, from the earliest times to the present, in one
concise volume.
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