Far from Oblivion: The Nanking Massacre in Japanese Historical Writing for Children and Young Adults

The Nanking Massacre of 1937 frequently has been described as a forgotten genocidal act or “Holocaust.” Concentrating on atrocity as reflected in Japanese popular historical writing for children and adolescents since the 1960s, this essay argues that such war crimes are far from ignored. Representat...

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Main Author: Penney, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2008
In: Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-48
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Summary:The Nanking Massacre of 1937 frequently has been described as a forgotten genocidal act or “Holocaust.” Concentrating on atrocity as reflected in Japanese popular historical writing for children and adolescents since the 1960s, this essay argues that such war crimes are far from ignored. Representations of the Nanking Massacre in particular, and of Japanese World War II atrocities in general, have been widely mobilized in Japan to inculcate an anti-war philosophy.
ISSN:1476-7937
Contains:Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dcn003