Resurrecting Nagasaki: Reconstruction and the Formation of Atomic Narratives

by Chad Diehl and Chad R. Diehl

In Resurrecting Nagasaki, Chad R. Diehl explores the genesis of narratives surrounding the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945, by following the individuals and groups who contributed to the shaping of Nagasaki City's postwar identity. Municipal officials, survivor-activist groups, the Catholic community, and American occupation officials all interpreted the destruction and reconstruction of the city from different, sometimes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501714961
• ISBN13: 9781501714962
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher