Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Defeat in Denial: The Regional Impact of Japan’s Surrender 29
6. 2. Devil in the Details: Chinese Policies on Japan’s War Crimes 69
7. 3. Flexible Imperial Identity: Administering Postwar Legal Guilt 108
8. 4. Chinese Nationalist Justice: The KMT Trials 137
9. 5. Taiwan: Political Expediency and Japanese Imperial Assistance 185
10. 6. An Unsatisfying Peace: Shifting Attitudes on War Crimes 210
11. 7. Socialist Magnanimity: The CCP Trials 248
12. Conclusion 300
13. Notes 323
14. Glossary 389
15. Acknowledgments 395
16. Index 399