Bridging the atomic divide : debating Japan-US attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki / Harry Wray and Seishiro Sugihara ; translated by Norman Hu.
"In this study, two scholars examine historical perceptions of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Structured as a balanced dialogue, the authors analyze how the attacks are remembered by Japanese and others as well as the various debates surrounding the bombings."--Provided by...
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| Language: | English Japanese |
| Published: | Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019] |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Wray, Harry, |d 1931- |e author. | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Nihonjin no genbaku toka ron wa konomama de yoi no ka. |l English |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Bridging the atomic divide : |b debating Japan-US attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki / |c Harry Wray and Seishiro Sugihara ; translated by Norman Hu. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Debating Japan-US attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| 264 | 1 | |a Lanham, Maryland : |b Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., |c [2019] | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xvi, 323 pages) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 500 | |a "Originally published in Japanese as Nihonjin no genbaku toka ron wa konomama de yoi no ka: genbaku toka wo meguru Nichi-Bei no hajimete no taiwa by Nisshin Hodo"--Title page verso. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Descent into inhumanity -- The unconditional surrender formula and limited alternatives to atomic bombs : pros and cons -- The Potsdam Declaration: a missed opportunity by Japan to avoid atomic bombings and a Soviet entry -- That "final decisive battle" -- The role of decrypted messages -- Japan's decision to wage a final decisive battle produced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the first of the "triple shocks" -- Two shocks in one day -- Militants' intransigent response: extinction before surrender -- Contentious issues surrounding the atomic bombings, the mistaken "atomic diplomacy" thesis, and its impact on Japanese textbooks -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Supplemental commentary -- diplomacy at start and end of Japan-US war, and subsequent problems -- Appendix B: regarding Wray's examination of the Pearl Harbor issue -- Appendix C: The historical significance of President Obama's visit to Hiroshima -- Afterword. | |
| 520 | |a "In this study, two scholars examine historical perceptions of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Structured as a balanced dialogue, the authors analyze how the attacks are remembered by Japanese and others as well as the various debates surrounding the bombings."--Provided by publisher. | ||
| 546 | |a Translated from the Japanese. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 10, 2019). | |
| 506 | |a Access limited to authorized users. | ||
| 651 | 0 | |a Hiroshima-shi (Japan) |x History |y Bombardment, 1945. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Nagasaki-shi (Japan) |x History |y Bombardment, 1945. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Campaigns |z Japan |x Historiography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Diplomatic history. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Japan |x Foreign relations |z United States. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Foreign relations |z Japan. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Japan |x Military policy |x Decision making. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Military policy |x Decision making. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Capitulations, Military |z Japan |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Atomic bomb |x Moral and ethical aspects. | |
| 773 | |t EBSCOhost Ebook Collection. | ||
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Wray, Harry, 1931- |t Bridging the atomic divide. |d Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2019] |z 9781498593212 |w (DLC) 2018046767 |
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