Resurrecting Nagasaki
Reconstruction and the Formation of Atomic Narratives
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2018
Cornell University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5017-1496-2 (ISBN)
Cornell University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5017-1496-2 (ISBN)
In Resurrecting Nagasaki, Chad R. Diehl examines the reconstruction of Nagasaki City after the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945. Diehl illuminates the genesis of narratives surrounding the bombing by following the people and groups who contributed to the city's rise from the ashes and shaped its postwar image in Japan and the world. Municipal...
In Resurrecting Nagasaki, Chad R. Diehl explores the genesis of narratives surrounding the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945, by following the individuals and groups who contributed to the shaping of Nagasaki City's postwar identity. Municipal officials, survivor-activist groups, the Catholic community, and American occupation officials all interpreted the destruction and reconstruction of the city from different, sometimes disparate perspectives. Diehl's analysis reveals how these atomic narratives shaped both the way Nagasaki rebuilt and the ways in which popular discourse on the atomic bombings framed the city's experience for decades.
In Resurrecting Nagasaki, Chad R. Diehl explores the genesis of narratives surrounding the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945, by following the individuals and groups who contributed to the shaping of Nagasaki City's postwar identity. Municipal officials, survivor-activist groups, the Catholic community, and American occupation officials all interpreted the destruction and reconstruction of the city from different, sometimes disparate perspectives. Diehl's analysis reveals how these atomic narratives shaped both the way Nagasaki rebuilt and the ways in which popular discourse on the atomic bombings framed the city's experience for decades.
Chad R. Diehl is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. Follow him on X @ProfDiehlLoyola.
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Envisioning Nagasaki
2. Coexisting in the Valley of Death
3. The "Saint" of Urakami
4. Writing Nagasaki
5. Walls of Silence
6. Ruins of Memory
Conclusion
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.02.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University |
| Zusatzinfo | 15 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Ithaca |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5017-1496-1 / 1501714961 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5017-1496-2 / 9781501714962 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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