Description
In Resurrecting Nagasaki, Chad R. Diehl explores the genesis of narratives surrounding the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945, by following the individuals and groups who contributed to the shaping of Nagasaki City's postwar identity. Municipal officials, survivor-activist groups, the Catholic community, and American occupation officials all interpreted the destruction and reconstruction of the city from different, sometimes disparate perspectives. Diehl's analysis reveals how these atomic narratives shaped both the way Nagasaki rebuilt and the ways in which popular discourse on the atomic bombings framed the city's experience for decades.
Author: Chad R. Diehl
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 03/15/2021
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9781501755255
ISBN10: 1501755250
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | Japan
- History | Military | Nuclear Warfare
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
About the Author
Chad R. Diehl is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. Follow him on Twitter @ProfDiehlLoyola.