The burden of the past : problems of historical perception in Japan-Korea relations / Kan Kimura ; translated by Marie Speed ; foreword by Gi-Wook Shin.

Nikkan rekishi ninshiki mondai to wa nani ka. English

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2019]

DS849.K6 K573713 2019

9780472074105 hardcover alkaline paper
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9780472054107 paperback alkaline paper
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xiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

(OCoLC)1055253428

"The Burden of the Past reexamines the dispute over historical perception between Japan and South Korea, going beyond the descriptive emphasis of previous studies to clearly identify the many independent variables that have affected the situation. From the history textbook debates, to the Occupation-period exploitation of "comfort women," to the Dokdo/Takeshima territory dispute and Yasukuni Shrine visits, Professor Kimura traces the rise and fall of popular, political, and international concerns underlying these complex and highly-fraught issues. Utilizing Japanese and South Korean newspaper databases to review discussion of the two countries' disputed historical perceptions from the end of World War II to the present, The Burden of the Past provides readers with the historical framework and the major players involved, offering much-needed clarity on such polarizing issues. By seeing behind the public discourse and political rhetoric, this book offers a firmer footing for a discussion and the steps toward resolution"-- Provided by publisher.

"January 2019"--Title page verso.
"Originally published in Japan by Minerva Shobo, in 2014."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-238) and index.

Online version: Kimura, Kan, 1966- author. Burden of the past Ann Arbor, MI : University of Michigan Press, 2019 9780472125036 (DLC) 2018055454

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