Japanese Prisoners of War

Author/creator Towle, Philip, 1945- Author
Other author Kosuge, Margaret Editor
Other author Kibata, Yoichi 1946- Editor
Format Electronic
EditionRevised
Publication InfoHambledon Continuum [Imprint] London : Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited Blue Ridge Summit : National Book Network [Distributor]
Description216 p. 09.620 x 06.490 in.
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Summary Annotation During the Second World War the Japanese were stereotyped in the European and American imagination as fanatical, cruel and almost inhuman. This view is unhistorical and simplistic. It fails to recognise that the Japanese were acting at a time of supreme national crisis and it fails to take account of their own historical tradition. The essays in Japanese Prisoners of War, by both Western and Japanese scholars, explore the question from a balanced viewpoint, looking at it in the light of longer-term influences, notably the Japanese attempt to establish themselves as an honorary white race. The book also addresses the other side of the question, looking at the treatment of Japanese prisoners in Allied captivity.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 99058580
ISBN9781852851927
ISBN1852851929 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9781852851927
Stock number00623519