Ghosts in the Neighborhood : : why Japan is haunted by its past and Germany is not / / Walter F. Hatch.

Germany, which brutalized its neighbors in Europe for centuries, has mostly escaped the ghosts of the past, while Japan remains haunted in Asia. The most common explanation for this difference is that Germany knows better how to apologize; Japan is viewed as "impenitent." Walter F. Hatch r...

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Superior document:Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies series
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Place / Publishing House:Ann Arbor, Michigan : : University of Michigan Press,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies series.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 170 pages) :; illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Illustrations
  • Chapter OneIntroduction: Ghosts, Regionalism and Reconciliation
  • Chapter TwoBloody History in Two Regions
  • Chapter ThreeGermany and France: Creating Union
  • Chapter FourJapan and South Korea: Enmity Between Allies
  • Chapter FiveGermany and Poland: Enlarging the TentChapter SixJapan and China: Can't Buy Me Love
  • Chapter SevenJanus-Faced Superpower: The U.S. Role in Different Regionalisms
  • Chapter EightConclusion: The Healing Power of Institutions
  • References.