Unfinished Atomic Bomb (eBook)

Shadows and Reflections

Cassandra Atherton, David Lowe, Alyson Miller (Herausgeber)

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2017
248 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-5021-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This collection examines how the use of the atomic bomb in Japan has been memorialized. The contributors analyze the cultural legacies of the atomic bomb in political, historical, literary, and artistic contexts.

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In its diversity of perspectives, The Unfinished Atomic Bomb: Shadows and Reflections is testament to the ways in which contemplations of the A-bomb are endlessly shifting, rarely fixed on the same point or perspective. The compilation of this book is significant in this regard, offering Japanese, American, Australian, and European perspectives. In doing so, the essays here represent a complex series of interpretations of the bombing of Hiroshima, and its implications both for history, and for the present day. From Kuznick's extensive biographical account of the Hiroshima bomb pilot, Paul Tibbets, and contentious questions about the moral and strategic efficacy of dropping the A-bomb and how that has resonated through time, to Jacobs' reflections on the different ways in which Hiroshima and its memorialization are experienced today, each chapter considers how this moment in time emerges, persistently, in public and cultural consciousness. The discussions here are often difficult, sometimes controversial, and at times oppositional, reflecting the characteristics of A-bomb scholarship more broadly. The aim is to explore the various ways in which Hiroshima is remembered, but also to consider the ongoing legacy and impact of atomic warfare, the reverberations of which remain powerfully felt.

Autor

David Lowe is chair in contemporary history at Deakin University.Cassandra Atherton received a PhD in literary studies from the University of Melbourne.Alyson Miller is lecturer in writing and literature at Deakin University.

Inhalt

Introduction: An Unfinished Atomic Bomb, David Lowe, Cassandra Atherton, and Alyson MillerChapter 1: Defending the Indefensible: The Tragic Life of Hiroshima Pilot Paul Tibbets, Jr., Peter J. KuznickChapter 2: Article 9 as Memorial, Carolyn StevensChapter 3: Atomic Bomb Literature for Children: Tatsuharu Kodama’s The Lunch Box and Shin’s Tricycle, Alyson MillerChapter 4: Fading Lights: Digital Visualization and the Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Mick BroderickChapter 5: Two-Way Mirror: The Significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the U.S.–North Korea Nuclear Crisis, Adam BroinowskiChapter 6: Hibaku Jumoku, Nature, and Hiroshima’s Recovery after the A-Bomb, Glenn MooreChapter 7: “In the Shadow of the Cloud”: Hibakusha Poets as Public Intellectuals, Cassandra AthertonChapter 8: The Flowers of Hiroshima, Monica BrawChapter 9: The Manhattan Project Historical National Park, David LoweChapter 10: Hi-Roshimon: What We See When We Look at Hiroshima, Robert Jacobs

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.12.2017
• Reihe/Serie: New Studies in Modern Japan
• Co-Autor: Cassandra Atherton, Carolyn S. Stevens, Monica Braw, Mick Broderick, Adam Broinowski, Robert Jacobs, Peter J. Kuznick, David Lowe, Alyson Miller, Glenn Moore
• Zusatzinfo: 14 Illustrations including: - 14 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Asian Studies • atomic bomb • Atomic literature • atomic warfare • hibakusha • Hiroshima • Memory • Nagasaki • nuclear bomb • Nuclear disarmament • Nuclear warfare
• ISBN-10: 1-4985-5021-5 / 1498550215
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-5021-5 / 9781498550215