Civil Society and Postwar Pacific Basin Reconciliation

Taylor & Francis

Civil Society and Postwar Pacific Basin ReconciliationWounds, Scars, and Healing\nAuthor(s): Yasuko Claremont\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138055018, 978-1138055018\nSynopsis\nThis book brings together discussions of leading aspects and repercussions of the Asia-Pacific War, which still have huge relevance today. From the development of war guilt to the vivid effect of art on bringing alive the realities of the war, it analyses a diversity of post-war issues in the Pacific Basin.\n\nOrganised into five parts, the book begins by scrutinizing the conflicting attitudes towards Japanese post-war society and identifies the various legacies of the war. It also provides an examination of the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagaski, before studying contemporary civil society and analysing the way memories of the war have changed with time. Each of the chapters discusses the Japanese governments inability to achieve reconc.