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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785293903321

Autore

Lu Suping <1955->

Titolo

They were in Nanjing [[electronic resource] ] : the Nanjing Massacre witnessed by American and British nationals / / Suping Lu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-282-70719-1

9786612707193

988-220-290-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Disciplina

950

951.136042

Soggetti

Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 - Atrocities

Nanjing (Jiangsu Sheng, China)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Western Nationals in the Fallen Nanjing; Chapter 2 English Media Coverage ofthe Nanjing Massacre; Chapter 3 The International Committee, the Nanjing Safety Zone, and Related Documents; Chapter 4 Personal Records of Americans in Nanjing; Chapter 5 American Diplomatic Record and U.S. Naval Intelligence Reports; Chapter 6 Japanese Attacks on American Nationals; Chapter 7 Damage and Losses to American Property and Interests; Chapter 8 British Diplomatic Documents and Damage to British Property; Epilogue; Appendices; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a detailed research study and in-depth analysis of the incident from the perspective of neutral countries' residents and diplomatic officials. The focus is placed on how those American and British citizens had experienced the incident and their reactions toward it.