UID:
edocfu_9960161227902883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 287 pages).
ISBN:
0-08-102028-7
Series Statement:
Elsevier Asian studies series
Content:
Contested Memories in Chinese and Japanese Foreign Policy explores the issue of memory and lack of reconciliation in East Asia. As main East Asian nations have never achieved a common memory of their pasts, in particular, the events of the Second World War and Sino-Japanese War, this book locates the issue of memory within International Relations theory, exploring the theoretical and practical link between the construction of a countrys identity and the formation and contestation of its historical memory and foreign policy. -- Amazon.com.
Note:
Theorizing the role of collective memory in international politics -- Japan's memory during the postwar period (1945-1989) -- The battle of memory in the Heisei Era -- China's collective memory between the revolution and Tiananmen Square -- Collective memory and foreign-policy in China after the Cold War -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-08-102027-9
Language:
English
