Events in Nanking during 1937-38 are the subject of a ferocious historiographical debate between Chinese & Japanese points of view. This volume seeks to debunk the myths promoted by scholars on both sides of the argument & present a revisionist view of the atrocity that complica…
"Run by the Japanese Imperial Military during the Asia-Pacific war, the 'comfort women' system remains hugely controversial. Whilst political leaders often contest the role of coercion, many argue that the 'comfort women' were mobilized forcibly, through processes of abduction a…
In an in-depth exploration of those who claim the Holocaust never happened, the authors try to understand the Holocaust deniers, but refute their claims one by one.
"The Arab-Israeli conflict goes far beyond the wars waged in the Middle East. There is a war of narratives revolving around the two defining traumas of the conflict: the Holocaust and the Nakba. Middle East expert Gilbert Achcar critically assesses Arab attitudes to the Holocaus…
This volume is devoted to the person and work of Leszek Kolakowski, who died in July 2009. At the turn of the 1940s and 1950s, Leszek Kolakowski belonged to a group of young intellectuals actively supporting on the ideological front and in the University of Warsaw the new politi…