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‘History Wars’ and reconciliation in Japan and Korea: the roles of historians, artists and activists

‘History Wars’ and reconciliation in Japan and Korea: the roles of historians, artists and activists 138 BOOK REVIEWS ‘History Wars’ and reconciliation in Japan and Korea: the roles of historians, artists and activists (Hardback), edited by Michael Lewis, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, 201 pp., 129 USD, ISBN 978-1-137-54102-4 While nowadays most academics seemingly prefer digital versions over printed editions, the excellent paper and printing quality of this book is a welcome sensation upon pickup. But not only the appearance of the volume, also its contents are persuasive and justify the price tag of the book. While myriads of newspaper and online articles, blogs, etc. tell of the ‘History Wars’ in East Asia, information in such sources is mostly offered incomplete, selected without focus or to support only one-sided arguments. Lewis’ volume, however, is one of the rare works that guides those interested in questions of historical reconciliation in East Asia to understand, link and set into proper context the available knowledge of these topics that usually all academics involved in East Asian Studies know to some, but not to the necessary, extent. In times where issues relating to reconciliation occur on a frequent basis, most scholars in the field have some insight into the issues, but knowledge remains somewhat superficial because for most scholars, it http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Contemporary Japan Taylor & Francis

‘History Wars’ and reconciliation in Japan and Korea: the roles of historians, artists and activists

Biontino, Juljan
Contemporary Japan , Volume 30 (1): 4 – Jan 2, 2018
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‘History Wars’ and reconciliation in Japan and Korea: the roles of historians, artists and activists

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138 BOOK REVIEWS ‘History Wars’ and reconciliation in Japan and Korea: the roles of historians, artists and activists (Hardback), edited by Michael Lewis, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, 201 pp., 129 USD, ISBN 978-1-137-54102-4 While nowadays most academics seemingly prefer digital versions over printed editions, the excellent paper and printing quality of this book is a welcome sensation upon pickup. But not only the appearance of the volume, also its contents are persuasive and...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2018 Juljan Biontino
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1869-2737
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1869-2729
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10.1080/18692729.2018.1423738
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138 BOOK REVIEWS ‘History Wars’ and reconciliation in Japan and Korea: the roles of historians, artists and activists (Hardback), edited by Michael Lewis, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, 201 pp., 129 USD, ISBN 978-1-137-54102-4 While nowadays most academics seemingly prefer digital versions over printed editions, the excellent paper and printing quality of this book is a welcome sensation upon pickup. But not only the appearance of the volume, also its contents are persuasive and justify the price tag of the book. While myriads of newspaper and online articles, blogs, etc. tell of the ‘History Wars’ in East Asia, information in such sources is mostly offered incomplete, selected without focus or to support only one-sided arguments. Lewis’ volume, however, is one of the rare works that guides those interested in questions of historical reconciliation in East Asia to understand, link and set into proper context the available knowledge of these topics that usually all academics involved in East Asian Studies know to some, but not to the necessary, extent. In times where issues relating to reconciliation occur on a frequent basis, most scholars in the field have some insight into the issues, but knowledge remains somewhat superficial because for most scholars, it

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Contemporary Japan – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 2, 2018

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