Introduction : coming to terms with dark pasts -- Changing the state's story -- The Armenian genocide and its aftermath -- From silencing to mythmaking (1950-early 1990s) -- Playing hardball (1994-2008) -- The Nanjing massacre and the second Sino-Japanese war -- "History issues" in the postwar period (1952-1989) -- Unfreezing the question of history (1990-2008) -- Conclusion : the politics of dark pasts
Summary
"Drawing on an in-depth, macro-historical analysis of the post-World War II trajectories of Turkey's narrative of the 1915-17 Armenian Genocide and Japan's narrative of the 1937-8 Nanjing Massacre, the book unpacks the complex processes through which international pressures and domestic dynamics shape states' narratives"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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