"This is the first in-depth study to examine the implications of history education in the context of international relations (interstate and transnational), focusing on Japanese textbooks as the principal case study. The author argues that despite a widespread recognition that o…
"This is the first in-depth study to examine the implications of history education in the context of international relations (interstate and transnational), focusing on Japanese textbooks as the principal case study. The author argues that despite a widespread recognition that o…
This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims. It turned what had been a…
This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims.
Fighting for the Enemy explores the participation of Koreans in the Japanese military and supporting industries before and during World War II, first through voluntary enlistment and eventually through conscription. Contrary to popular belief- among Korean nationalists, this inv…
The Japanese Army committed numerous atrocities during its pitiless campaigns in China from 1931 to 1945. When the Chinese emerged victorious with the Allies at the end of World War II, many seemed ready to exact retribution for these crimes. Rather than resort to violence, howe…
"Parks Coble recaptures the experiences of China's war correspondents during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. He delves into the wartime writing of reporters connected with the National Salvation Movement--journalists such as Fan Changjiang, Jin Zhonghua, and Zou Taofen--who …
"Parks Coble recaptures the experiences of China's war correspondents during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. He delves into the wartime writing of reporters connected with the National Salvation Movement--journalists such as Fan Changjiang, Jin Zhonghua, and Zou Taofen--who …
"It has intrigued many that, unlike Hong Kong, Macau avoided direct Japanese wartime occupation albeit being caught up in the vortex of the wider global conflict. Geoffrey Gunn and an international group of contributors come together in 'Wartime Macau: Under the Japanese Shadow'…
Studies of collaboration have changed how the history of World War II in Europe is written, but for China and Japan this aspect of wartime conduct has remained largely unknowledged. This text breaks the silence surrounding the sensitive topic of wartime collaboration between the…