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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 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 history of Singapore has been widely conflated with the history
of its economic success. From its heyday as a nexus of trade during
the imperial era to the modern city state that boasts high living
standards for most of its citizens, the history of Singapore is
commonly viewed through the lens of the ruling elite. Published in
two volumes in 1998 and 2000, Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs The Singapore
Story epitomizes this top-down definitive narrative of the nation's
past. The history of post-war Singapore has largely been reduced to
a series of decisions made by the nation's leaders. Few existing
studies explore the role and experiences of the ordinary person in
Singapore's post-war history. There are none that do this through
ethnography, oral history, and collective biography. In a critical
study that has no parallel among existing works on Singapore
history, this book dispenses with the homogenous historical
experience that is commonly presumed in the writing of Singapore's
national past after 1945 and explores how the enforcement of a
uniform language policy by the Singapore government for cultural
and economic purposes has created underappreciated social and
economic divides among the Chinese of Singapore both between and
within families. It also demonstrates how mapping distinct
economic, linguistic, and cultural cleavages within Singaporean
Chinese society can add new and critical dimensions to
understanding the nation's past and present. Chief among these, the
author argues, are the processes behind the creation and
entrenchment of class structures in the city state, such as the
increasing value of English as a form of opportunity-generating
capital.
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