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Autore: |
Yamazaki Jane W
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Titolo: |
Japanese apologies for World War II : a rhetorical study / / Jane W. Yamazaki
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Pubblicazione: | London, : Routledge, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
Disciplina: | 327.52009045 |
Soggetto topico: | Apologizing |
World War, 1939-1945 - Japan | |
Soggetto geografico: | Japan Foreign relations 1945- |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Half Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Accusations, Accusers, and Audience; 3. The Early Apologies: Repairing Relationships; 4. The Comfort Women Apologies; 5. Hosokawa Apologies: Politics and History; 6. The Anti-Apologies/Conservative Apologia; 7. Murayama Apology: On the International Stage; 8. Apology as International Discourse; 9. Conclusions; Appendix A: Key Documents/Apology Statements; Appendix B: The Language of Apology; Glossary; Notes; References; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Post-war Japan offers a compelling case study of national apologies for past wrongdoings. Actions of the Japanese Army and government during the Second World War caused enormous suffering and distress throughout Asia, leaving a legacy of resentment and distrust. Beginning in the mid-1980s, apology for wartime actions became a recurring issue for Japan. Repeated calls for apology from various quarters as well as repeated apologies by Japanese officials provide a rich source for the study of national apology and how public apology discourse develops over time. Unlike most rhetorical st |
Titolo autorizzato: | Japanese apologies for World War II ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-45085-1 |
9786610450855 | |
0-203-00205-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910821972203321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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