Hiroshima in History and Memory
Published on 29. March 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
274 pages
978-0-521-56682-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this collection of essays, prominent historians survey the Hiroshima story from the American decision to drop the first atomic bomb to the recent controversy over the Enola Gay exhibit in Washington, DC. The first essay surveys the literature on the atomic bombing of Japan, while the second and third essays evaluate the decisions that led to that event. The remaining essays discuss how the Japanese and American people have remembered Hiroshima in the years since the end of World War II. They emphasize the construction of an official memory of Hiroshima, the challenge posed by alternative or counter-memories, and the tension between history and memory in the Hiroshima story. The collection thus unites scholarship by diplomatic historians with the interest in memory that has emerged as part of cultural history.
Reviews / Votes
"...thought-provoking....Instead of demanding an apology from the U.S. for dropping the atomic bombs, Japanese politicians should look at themselves in the mirror and ask America and the rest of the world for forgiveness." The Christian News "Overall,...this volume is the best available to date on the Enola Gay exhibit." Robert P. Newman, Pacific Historical ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
14 Halftones, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-56682-7 (9780521566827)
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Hiroshima in History and Memory
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03/1996
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Michael J. Hogan
Hiroshima in History and Memory
Book
03/1996
Cambridge University Press
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Content
Illustrations; Preface; The authors; 1. Hiroshima in history and memory: an introduction Michael J. Hogan; 2. The decision to use the bomb: a historiographical update J. Samuel Walker; 3. Understanding the atomic bomb and the Japanese surrender: missed opportunities, little-known near disasters and modern memory Barton J. Bernstein; 4. Japan's delayed surrender: a reinterpretation Herbert P. Bix; 5. The bombed: Hiroshimas and Nagasakis in Japanese memory John W. Dower; 6. Exotic resonances: Hiroshima in American memory Paul Boyer; 7. The quest for a peace culture: the A-bomb survivors' long struggle and the new movement for redressing foreign victims of Japan's war Seiitsu Tachibana; 8. History, collective memory and the decision to use the bomb J. Samuel Walker; 8. The Enola Gay controversy: history, memory and the politics of presentation Michael J. Hogan.