Contested views of a common past : revisions of history in contemporary East Asia /

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Imprint:Frankfurt [Germany] ; New York : Campus Verlag, 2008.
Description:422 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
Series:Global history ; v. 3
Global history (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ; v. 3.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7640862
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Varying Form of Title:Revisions of history in contemporary East Asia
Other authors / contributors:Richter, Steffi.
ISBN:9783593385488 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
3593385481 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:This title brings together renowned scholars to analyse historical revisionism in politics, historiography, education, and the media. Drawing on theoretical, cross-national and comparative perspectives, these essays demonstrate how and why historical events have been revaluated in social, political, and cultural contexts.
Other form:Online version: Contested views of a common past. Frankfurt [Germany] ; New York : Campus Verlag, 2008