The Unpredictability of the Past

""The Unpredictability of the Past" advances an important and growing literature on the construction of history and public memory, in which World War II and U.S.-East Asian relations figure prominently. By an array of recognized senior and promising younger scholars, the essays introduce an impressive and engaging range of topics and sources."--Joseph M. Henning, author of "Outposts of Civilization: Race, Religion, and the Formative Years of American-Japanese Relations" "Bringing together essays by some of the best authors writing international history today, "The Unpredictability of the Past" provides fascinating insights into the formation and uses of memories related to World War II. It is an outstanding collection."--Thomas W. Zeiler, author of "Unconditional Defeat: Japan, America, and the End of World War II"

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Memory's Many Forms
Remembering Pearl Harbor before September 11, 2001
Policymakers and the Uses of Historical Memory
The First Revisionists: Bonner Fellers, Herbert Hoover, and Japan's Decision to Surrender
History and Memory in Postwar U.S.-Japanese Relations
Cold War Diplomacy and Memories of the Pacific War: A Comparison of the American and Japanese Cases
Making Memory Concrete: Museums, Monuments, and Memorials
Constructing a National Memory of the War: War Museums in China, Japan, and the United States
The Enola Gay and the Contested Public Memory
War Memories across the Pacific Japanese Visitors at the Arizona Memorial
Transpacific Memories
Memory and the Lost Found Relationship between Black Americans and Japan
Entangled Memories: China in American and Japanese Remembrances of World War II
Concluding Remarks
Contributors
Index
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