Memories of the Events Surrounding the Fall of Nanking : The Debate within Japan and the Role of Testimony in the Framing of National Histories

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• In this paper I argue that testimonies have a crucial role to play in the historical and moral interpretation of events surrounding the fall of Nanking in 1938. I also contend that in the collective memory of contemporary Japan, this event remains problematic for reasons that relate to both historical integrity and the politicization of the said events. I begin my discussion however, with an account of renowned Japanese historian Ienaga Saburo's challenge to the state screening of textbooks and my understanding of the now perennial high school textbook debate in Japan. Both of these stories whilst interesting in their own right serve to provide context for my core concern with the role of testimony among the contested histories of what has become known in some contexts as the Rape of Nanking.

著者

• Fellman Marc

  名古屋商科大学外国語学部

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