Inherited Responsibility and Historical Reconciliation in East Asia.
Contemporary East Asian societies are still struggling with complex legacies of colonialism, war and domination. Years of Japanese imperial occupation followed by the Cold War have entrenched competing historical understandings of responsibility for past crimes in Korea, China, Japan and elsewhere i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Series: | Political theories in East Asian context.
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| Summary: | Contemporary East Asian societies are still struggling with complex legacies of colonialism, war and domination. Years of Japanese imperial occupation followed by the Cold War have entrenched competing historical understandings of responsibility for past crimes in Korea, China, Japan and elsewhere in the region. In this context, even the impressive economic and cultural networks that have developed over the past sixty years have failed to secure peaceful coexistence and overcome lingering attitudes of distrust and misunderstanding in the region. This book examines the challeng. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (189 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781135073060 1135073066 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |