Citation

Penney M. Holocaust Genocide Stud. 2008; 22(1): 25-48.

Affiliation

Concordia University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20681109

Abstract

The Nanking Massacre of 1937 frequently has been described as a forgotten genocidal act or "Holocaust." Concentrating on atrocity as reflected in Japanese popular historical writing for children and adolescents since the 1960s, this essay argues that such war crimes are far from ignored. Representations of the Nanking Massacre in particular, and of Japanese World War II atrocities in general, have been widely mobilized in Japan to inculcate an anti-war philosophy.

Language: en