Manipulating historical tensions in East Asian popular culture

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    Abstract

    Japan invaded Northern China in June 1937, following the so-called Marco Polo Bridge Incident (or the Lugouqia Incident). The Japanese Imperial Army conquered about a third of the Republic of China within six months, including Beijing and Shanghai, and arrived at the then-capital Nanjing (or Nanking) in December 1937. The Imperial Army had no difficulty in capturing the city since most of Chiang Kai-Shek’s soldiers had already fled. The army immediately began to slaughter hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians. The killings continued for a period of weeks. The number of Chinese murdered remains a controversy to this day: the Chinese allege that more than 300, 000 people were killed and more than 20, 000 women were raped, while some Japanese historians challenge those figures and rightist groups simply deny that the massacre even happened.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPopular Culture and the State in East and Southeast Asia
    EditorsNissim Otmazgin, Eyal Ben-Ari
    PublisherRoutledge
    Chapter10
    Pages177-190
    Number of pages14
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Electronic)9780203801536
    ISBN (Print)9780415679695, 9781138017108
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 14 Oct 2011

    Publication series

    NameRoutledge Studies in Asia's Transformations
    PublisherRoutledge

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • General Social Sciences

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