In this Book
- Confronting Memories of World War II: European and Asian Legacies
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: University of Washington Press
- Series: Jackson School Publications in International Studies
The legacy of the Second World War has been, like the war itself, an international phenomenon. In both Europe and Asia, common questions of criminality, guilt, and collaboration have intersected with history and politics on the local level to shape the way that wartime experience has been memorialized, reinterpreted, and used.
By directly comparing European and Asian legacies, Confronting Memories of World War II, provides unique insight into the way that World War II continues to influence contemporary attitudes and politics on a global scale. The collection brings together experts from a variety of disciplines and perspectives to explore the often overlooked commonalities between European and Asian handling of memories and reflections about guilt. These commonalities suggest new understandings of the war's legacy and the continuing impact of historical trauma.
Table of Contents
- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-2
- Introduction
- pp. 3-10
- I. The Debate over Remembrances of World War II
- II. Divided Memories about Collaboration and Resistance
- 5. France and the Memory of Occupation
- pp. 135-154
- III. Paths to Reconciliation
- IV. The Past as Present and the Psychological Response to Different Kinds of Memory
- 10. Guilt, Shame, Balts, Jews
- pp. 258-282
- Bibliography
- pp. 283-314
- Contributors
- pp. 315-317