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Politics and war --- World War, 1939-1945 --- Politique et guerre --- 2ème guerre mondiale --- History --- Histoire --- Japan --- Japon --- Collective memory --- Historiography --- Guerre --- Mémoire collective --- Aspect social --- 2ème guerre mondiale --- World War, 1939-1945 - Japan - Historiography --- Collective memory - Japan - History - 20th century

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Whether it's the Vatican addressing its role in the Second World War or the United States atoning for its treatment of native Hawai'ian islanders, apologizing for history has become a standard feature of the international political scene. As Alexis Dudden makes clear, interrogating this process is crucial to understanding the value of the political apology to the state. When governments apologize for past crimes, they take away the substance of apology that victims originally wanted for themselves. They rob victims of the dignity they seek while affording the state a new means with which to legitimize itself.Examining the interplay between political apology and apologetic history, Dudden focuses on the problematic relationship binding Japanese imperialism, South Korean state building, and American power in Asia. She examines this history through diplomatic, cultural, and social considerations in the postwar era and argues that the process of apology has created a knot from which none of these countries can escape without undoing decades of mythmaking.

Collective memory --- Japan --- Korea (South) --- United States --- East Asia --- Relations --- Foreign relations --- J4812.12 --- J4815.11 --- K9551.11 --- K9554.11 --- Collective remembrance --- Common memory --- Cultural memory --- Emblematic memory --- Historical memory --- National memory --- Public memory --- Social memory --- Memory --- Social psychology --- Group identity --- National characteristics --- Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- Asia -- Korea (South) --- Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- North America -- United States --- Korea: International politics, law and relations -- Asia -- Japan --- Korea: International politics, law and relations -- North America -- United States --- Collective memory - Japan --- Collective memory - Korea (South) --- Japan - Relations - Korea (South) --- Korea (South) - Relations - Japan --- United States - Foreign relations - East Asia --- East Asia - Foreign relations - United States