East Asia's Haunted Present: Historical Memories and the Resurgence of Nationalism

by Kazuhiko Togo and Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

This collection of essays by leading scholars from Japan, China, South Korea, and the United States examines how and why bitter historical memories have resurfaced in recent years as freshly virulent and contentious issues between Japan and its neighbors--especially China and South Korea. Moreover, it seeks to identify what set of conditions and what sequence of measures will enable these modern nations to manage, palliate, and exorcise the wrongs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313356122
• ISBN13: 9780313356124
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"