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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hatch, Walter F., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press 2023.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies series.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009703329106719
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • One. Introduction: Ghosts, Regionalism, and Reconciliation
  • Two. Bloody History in Two Regions
  • Three. Germany and France: Creating Union
  • Four. Japan and South Korea: Enmity between Allies
  • Five. Germany and Poland: Enlarging the Tent
  • Six. Japan and China: Can't Buy Me Love
  • Seven. Janus-Faced Superpower: The U.S. Role in Different Regionalisms
  • Eight. The Healing Power of Institutions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.