Books by Laura E. Hein

This work examines controversies over textbook content around the globe: how and why do specific representations of war evolve? What are the international and national forces affecting how writers, publishers and state censors depict the past? And how do these forces differ from country to country?

The development and use of the atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki number among the formative national experiences for both Japanese and Americans as well as for 20th-century Japan-US relations. This volume explores the way in which the bomb has shaped the self-image of both peoples.