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Dark pasts changing the state's story in Turkey and Japan

Title
Dark pasts [electronic resource] : changing the state's story in Turkey and Japan / Jennifer M. Dixon.
Author
Dixon, Jennifer M. (Jennifer Margaret)
Publication
Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2018.

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Description
1 online resource (xii, 258 pages) : illustrations.
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"--
Uniform Title
Dark pasts (Online)
Alternative Title
Dark pasts (Online)
Subject
  • Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923 > Historiography
  • Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937 > Historiography
  • Historiography > Political aspects > History > Turkey > 20th century
  • Historiography > Political aspects > History > Japan > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-252) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
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.
LCCN
2018007699
OCLC
ssj0002049283
Author
Dixon, Jennifer M. (Jennifer Margaret)
Title
Dark pasts [electronic resource] : changing the state's story in Turkey and Japan / Jennifer M. Dixon.
Imprint
Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-252) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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