Routledge History Textbooks and Wars in Asia - Divided Memories

This scholarly examination explores how historical memory forms across Northeast Asia, focusing on China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States during a critical two-decade period from 1931 to 1951. The book analyses the Sino-Japanese war, Pacific War, and the San Francisco Peace Treaty of 1951, investigating how these pivotal events are represented and remembered differently across cultures. Contributors examine recent efforts by Korean, Japanese and other scholars to document and compare regional perspectives on wartime history. Part of the Routledge Contemporary Asia Series, this work addresses the enduring tension between growing cultural and economic integration in Northeast Asia and the persistent historical grievances that shape regional relations. Essential for understanding how textbooks shape national narratives and collective memory in post-war Asia.