Japan's World War II Legacy: Interviews with Japanese Survivors - Couverture rigide

Sherwin, Hiroko

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0704374021 ISBN 13 : 9780704374027

Editeur : Quartet Books, 2016

Synopsis

Hiroko Sherwin was eight when Japan finally surrendered shortly after the dropping of the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. She herself narrowly avoided death when her town was bombarded by American B-29 bombers in the course of Japan s epic fifteen-year wars, resulting in her country's devastation. Much, much later she returned to her homeland to interview an assortment of survivors, to hear their memories of the conflicts and the aftermath. All are harrowing and often painful. More importantly, perhaps, she faces the legacy of post-war Japan's carefully staged recreation of its militaristic past, the consequences of recovery and the possibility of present generation Japanese politicians keen to play a more aggressive role in the modern world.

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À propos de l?auteur

Hiroko Sherwin was born in Nagoya, Japan and was evacuated to the countryside when the city was bombed. She later moved to Princeton, New Jersey where her three daughters were born. She served as a special correspondent for the Japanese newspaper New York Yomuiri and has written ten books in Japanese and a novel in English. She lives near Bath, England, with her husband.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quartet Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0704374021
• ISBN 13: 9780704374027
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
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