9 The Atomic Bombings of Japan

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Part One. Introduction
5. 1. Historical Memory, National Identity, and International Relations 3
6. Part Two. National Memories
7. 2 Fashioning a Patriotic Narrative in Contemporary China 23
8. 3 Confronting Collaboration in Korea 64
9. 4 Multiple Memories of War in Postwar Japan 100
10. 5 The Uncomfortable War: The Pacific War in American Memory 147
11. Part Three. Divided Memories: The Major Controversies
12. 6 Japanese Colonial Rule, Forced Labor, and Comfort Women 195
13. 7 The Sino-Japanese War and Japanese War Crimes 214
14. 8 The War in the Pacific 231
15. 9 The Atomic Bombings of Japan 249
16. 10 The United States and Postwar Settlements 266
17. Part Four. Conclusion
18. 11. Toward Historical Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific 293
19. Appendix: Opinion Leaders Interviewed 311
20. Notes 315
21. Index 345