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The Nanking massacre: Fact versus fiction, a historian's quest for the truth

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In this book we present newly unearthed information pertaining to the occupation of Nanking by Japanese military forces in 1937. We also outline the points in dispute, in the hope of inspiring a fair debate on the subject.

Japanese military personnel have been accused of slaughtering great numbers of civilians and prisoners of war over a period of several weeks, beginning with the fall of Nanking on December 13, 1937, in what is referred to as the "Nanking Massacre." The conventional wisdom concerning this topic is typified by a review of Iris Chang's Rape of Nanking that appeared in the Washington Post. In it George Will wrote, "Japanese soldiers murdered tens of thousands of surrendered Chinese soldiers, and almost certainly more than 300,000 noncombatants."1 The western world is beginning to realize that Chang's book relies on faked photographs and hugely exaggerated accounts. However, the myth of a massacre's having been perpetrated in Nanking, which has endured for several decades, remains largely unshattered.

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Ketersediaan

2024-3589

952 Shu n

Perpustakaan Diplomasi

Tersedia

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

952 Shu n

Penerbit

Tokyo : Sekai Shuppan, Inc.., 2005

Deskripsi Fisik

x, 395 pages ; 21 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

4-916079-12-4

Klasifikasi

952

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

History--Japan

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Higashinakano Shudo

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