Ghosts in the neighborhood why Japan is haunted by its past and Germany is not
Germany, which brutalized its neighbors in Europe for centuries, has mostly escaped the ghosts of the past, while Japan remains haunted in Asia. The most common explanation for this difference is that Germany knows better how to apologize; Japan is viewed as "impenitent." Walter F. Hatch r...
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Michigan Press
2023, 2023©2023
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| Series: | Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
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Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-170) and index
- Preface
- List of Illustrations
- Chapter OneIntroduction: Ghosts, Regionalism and Reconciliation
- Chapter TwoBloody History in Two Regions
- Chapter ThreeGermany and France: Creating Union
- Chapter FourJapan and South Korea: Enmity Between Allies
- Chapter FiveGermany and Poland: Enlarging the TentChapter SixJapan and China: Can't Buy Me Love
- Chapter SevenJanus-Faced Superpower: The U.S. Role in Different Regionalisms
- Chapter EightConclusion: The Healing Power of Institutions
- References