ABSTRACT
Decades after the end of the World War II East Asia continues to struggle with lingering animosities and unresolved historical grievances in domestic, bilateral and regional memory landscapes. China, Japan and the Korea share a history of inter- and intra-violence, self-other identity construction and diametrically opposed interpretations of the past.
Routledge Handbook of Memory and Reconciliation in East Asia offers a complete overview of the challenges of national memory and ideological rivalry for reconciliation in the East Asian region. Chapters provide authoritative analyses of contentious issues such as comfort women, the Nanjing massacre, history textbook controversies, shared heritage sites, colonial rule, territorial disputes and restitution. By interweaving memory, human rights and reconciliation the contributors actively explore real prospects of redressing past wrongs and achieving peaceful coexistence at personal as well as governmental levels.
Bringing together an international team of experts, this book is an essential read for students and scholars of East Asian studies, anthropology, gender studies, history, international relations, law, political science, and sociology, and for those interested in memory and reconciliation issues.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section I|162 pages
Domestic trauma and prospects of reconciliation
part 1|48 pages
China and political supremacy
chapter 2|21 pages
Cacophonous Memories of the War
part 2|48 pages
Japan and unsettled ambiguity
chapter 5|16 pages
Reconciliation Prospects and Divided War Memories in Japan
chapter 6|14 pages
(In)Visible Women
part 3|64 pages
Korea, victimhood and the Cold War wounds
chapter 8|16 pages
Tracing Memories of Tauchi Chizuko
section II|258 pages
Bilateral conflicts and lessons for reconciliation
part 4|50 pages
China-Japan relations
chapter 12|16 pages
People's Diplomacy
chapter 13|13 pages
The Role of Compensation in Sino-Japanese Reconciliation
part 5|34 pages
Korea-China relations
part 6|60 pages
Japan-Korea relations
chapter 18|17 pages
Transitional Justice, Reconciliation, and Political Archivization
part 7|36 pages
North-South Korea relations
chapter 20|15 pages
Semantic Approach for Inter-Korea Reconciliation
chapter 21|19 pages
Reuniting Families, Reframing the Korean War
section III|76 pages
East Asia's challenges and prospects of reconciliation