{"product_id":"the-geography-of-injustice-east-asias-battle-between-memory-and-history-hardcover","title":"The Geography of Injustice: East Asia's Battle Between Memory and History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarak Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Injustice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Barak Kushner argues that the war crimes tribunals in East Asia formed and cemented national divides that persist into the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e In 1946 the Allies convened the Tokyo Trial to prosecute Japanese wartime atrocities and Japan's empire. At its conclusion one of the judges voiced dissent, claiming that the justice found at Tokyo was only \"the sham employment of a legal process for the satisfaction of a thirst for revenge.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar crimes tribunals, Kushner shows, allow for the history of the defeated to be heard. In contemporary East Asia a fierce battle between memory and history has consolidated political camps across this debate. The Tokyo Trial courtroom, as well as the thousands of other war crimes tribunals opened in about fifty venues across Asia, were legal stages where prosecution and defense curated facts and evidence to craft their story about World War Two. These narratives and counter narratives form the basis of postwar memory concerning Japan's imperial aims across the region. The archival record and the interpretation of court testimony together shape a competing set of histories for public consumption. \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Injustice\u003c\/i\u003e offers compelling evidence that despite the passage of seven decades since the end of the war, East Asia is more divided than united by history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarak Kushner is Professor of East Asian History in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge University. He is the author of several edited volumes and monographs, including \u003ci\u003eMen to Devils, Devils to Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thought War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSlurp!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48054839935235,"sku":"9781501774010","price":127.33,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/cSltYVL81_9781501774010.webp?v=1777784014","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-fi\/products\/the-geography-of-injustice-east-asias-battle-between-memory-and-history-hardcover","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}