Overview
- Summary
- "Drawing on an in-depth, macro-historical analysis of the post-World War II trajectories of Turkey's narrative of the 1915-17 Armenian Genocide and Japan's narrative of the 1937-38 Nanjing Massacre, the book unpacks the complex processes through which international pressures and domestic dynamics shape states' narratives"-- Provided by publisher.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2018
©2018 - Locale
- Turkey
Japan
China
Türkei - Contents
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Introduction : coming to terms with dark pasts?
Changing the state's story
The Armenian genocide and its aftermath
From silencing to mythmaking (1950-early 1990s)
Playing hardball (1994-2008)
The Nanjing massacre and the second Sino-Japanese war
"History issues" in the postwar period (1952-1989)
Unfreezing the question of history (1998-2008)
Conclusion : the politics of dark pasts. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-252) and index.
Introduction : coming to terms with dark pasts? -- Changing the state's story -- The Armenian genocide and its aftermath -- From silencing to mythmaking (1950-early 1990s) -- Playing hardball (1994-2008) -- The Nanjing massacre and the second Sino-Japanese war -- "History issues" in the postwar period (1952-1989) -- Unfreezing the question of history (1998-2008) -- Conclusion : the politics of dark pasts.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781501730245
150173024X - Physical Description
- xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Nanking Massacre (Jiangsu Sheng, China : 1937) Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923--Historiography. Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937--Historiography. Historiography--Political aspects--Turkey--History--20th century. Historiography--Political aspects--Japan--History--20th century. Historiography. Historiography--Political aspects. China--Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng) Japan. Turkey. Armenier. Geschichtsschreibung. Nanking--Massaker. Völkermord. Türkei. History.
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