East Asia's haunted present : historical memories and the resurgence of nationalism / edited by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa and Kazuhiko Togo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Kazuhiko Togo and Tsuyoshi Hasegawa -- Pt. I. An Overview -- Ch. 1. Dealing with Difficult Pasts: Japan's "History Problem" from a Theoretical and Comparative Perspective / Thomas U. Berger -- Ch. 2. East Asian Historical Issues in a Contemporary Light / Gilbert Rozman -- Ch. 3. Japan's Historical Memory: Overcoming Polarization toward Synthesis / Kazuhiko Togo -- Pt. II. Contentious Issues -- Ch. 4. The History Textbook Issue in Japan and East Asia: Institutional Framework, Controversies, and International Efforts for Common Histories / Hiroshi Mitani -- Ch. 5. Myths, Milieu, and Facts: History Textbook Controversies in Northeast Asia / Mikyoung Kim -- Ch. 6. The Yasukuni Issue and Japan's International Relations / Akihiko Tanaka -- Ch. 7. Comfort Women: Deep Polarization in Japan on Facts and on Morality / Kazuhiko Togo -- Pt. III. Views from the Region -- Ch. 8. Japan's Neo-Nationalism and China's Response / Jin Linbo -- Ch. 9. Japan's Role in the Rise of Chinese Nationalism: History and Prospects / Zhu Jianrong -- Ch. 10. Historical Memory and the Resurgence of Nationalism: A Korean Perspective / Cheol Hee Park -- Pt. IV. Two Bystanders -- Ch. 11. The United States and Reconciliation in East Asia / David Straub -- Ch. 12. Russia and Historical Memories in East Asia / Tsuyoshi Hasegawa -- Conclusion / Tsuyoshi Hasegawa and Kazuhiko Togo.

"Comfort women ... the Yasukuni Shrine ... the history textbook controversies.... The single sorest issue confronting East Asia today is the growing animosity and conflict between Japan and its neighbors - especially China and South Korea - over their respective and collective memories of Japan's pre-1945 militaristic aggression, oppression, and atrocities." "This collection of essays by leading scholars from Japan, China, South Korea, and the United States examines how and why bitter historical memories have resurfaced in recent years as freshly virulent and contentious issues between Japan and its neighbors. It seeks to identify what set of conditions and what sequence of measures will enable these modern nations to manage, palliate, and exorcise the wrongs of the past in a spirit of reconciliation, so that the dangerous growth of nationalist resentments and revanchism can be checked."--BOOK JACKET.