Far from Oblivion
The Nanking Massacre in Japanese Historical Writing for Children and Young Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12727432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew Penney (Concordia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-48 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Holocaust and Genocide Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-7937 • E-ISSN: 8756-6583 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/hgs/dcn003 |
| PMID | 20681109 |
| OpenAlex | W2123235925 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The Nanking Massacre of 1937 frequently has been described as a forgotten genocidal act or "Holocaust." Concentrating on atrocity as reflected in Japanese popular historical writing for children and adolescents since the 1960s, this essay argues that such war crimes are far from ignored. Representations of the Nanking Massacre in particular, and of Japanese World War II atrocities in general, have been widely mobilized in Japan to inculcate an anti-war philosophy
Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · The Holocaust · World War II · Comics and Graphic Narratives · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |