Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps vi
4. INTRODUCTION. A History Both Familiar and Strange 1
5. 1 FROM AVATAR OF MODERNIZATION TO OUTLAW NATION 13
6. 2 SINGAPORE 43
7. 3 THE PHILIPPINES 67
8. 4 A WAR OF WORDS 96
9. 5 KOREA 120
10. 6 CAPTIVITY ON THE HOME FRONT 137
11. 7 ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS 157
12. 8 UNDUE PROCESS 177
13. 9 PRISONERS OF HISTORY 195
14. CONCLUSION: Never Again, and Again 208
15. Notes 221
16. Archival Sources 307
17. Acknowledgments 309
18. Index 311