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Northeast Asia’s Difficult Past

- Essays in Collective Memory

About Northeast Asia’s Difficult Past

The problem of memory in China, Japan and Korea involves a surfeit rather than a deficit of memory, and the consequence of this excess is negative: unforgettable traumas prevent nations from coming to terms with the problems of the present. These compelling essays enrich Western scholarship by applying to it insights derived from Asian settings.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781349314850
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 276
  • Published:
  • June 29, 2010
  • Edition:
  • 12010
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x216x15 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 454 g.
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Description of Northeast Asia’s Difficult Past

The problem of memory in China, Japan and Korea involves a surfeit rather than a deficit of memory, and the consequence of this excess is negative: unforgettable traumas prevent nations from coming to terms with the problems of the present. These compelling essays enrich Western scholarship by applying to it insights derived from Asian settings.

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