Japanese War Orphans: Abandoned Twice by the State by Jiaxin Zhong Hardcover Boo

Description: Japanese War Orphans by Jiaxin Zhong Zhong investigates and analyses the cases of individuals and families in China whose lives have been profoundly affected by the intersections of colonization, war and the post-War Chinese and Japanese states. He thus graphically depicts the helplessness that is wrought on individuals and families by modern warfare. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description After Japans defeat in August 1945, some Japanese children were abandoned in China and raised by Chinese foster parents. They were unable to return to Japan even during the mass repatriation carried out by the Japanese government in the 1950s. Most of them returned to Japan in the 1980s. They are called Japanese war orphans. They are victims of the Sino-Japanese War and have been exploited and abandoned by the Japanese government. They are also "border people" who have lived in the interstices between two nations, China and Japan, and are migrants who have exploited the gap in economic development between Japan and China to seek individual happiness.Modern East Asia underwent drastic social change. These drastic social changes affected the lives of the Japanese war orphans and their families in a variety of ways. Over the years, Zhong has interviewed Japanese war orphans, their Chinese foster parents, and Japanese volunteers. The title is an interview-based sociological study of the issue of Japanese war orphans. The first half of the Japanese war orphans lives were spent in China, and the latter half in Japan. It brings to the fore the dramatic personal histories of the Japanese war orphans surviving in the interstices between two nation-states. Through analyzing the issue of Japanese war orphans, the research on the subject makes the following three points: (1) the powerlessness of civilians caught up in modern warfare and the long-lasting effects of modern warfare on the life histories of individuals and their families; (2) the nature of the modern nation-state, which exploits and abandons its citizens as though they were expendable; and (3) immigration as a product of modernization gaps.Scholars pursuing studies in both Japanese society & Chinese society and historians of the Sino-Japanese war would find this an ideal read. Author Biography Jiaxin Zhong is a Chinese-born Professor of Sociology at Meiji University in Japan. He is the sole author of five books, starting with his pioneering work as a young scholar, The Creation of a Japanese-Style Welfare State and the Fifteen-Year War (in Japanese), which established him firmly in the academic world. Table of Contents 1. Introduction: The Creation of Japanese War Orphans in China 2. Surviving as a Chinese 3. Awakening Japanese Identity 4. The Warm "Motherland" and the Cold "Motherland" 5. Lawsuits Against "Motherland" Japan 6. Gratitude and Rejection Toward Chinese Foster Parents 7. Japanese War Orphans From the Point of View of Japanese Volunteers 8. In Between Chinese and Japanese Cultures 9. Conclusion: The Nature of Issues Surrounding Japanese War Orphans Details ISBN0367187574 Author Jiaxin Zhong Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Routledge Contemporary Japan Series Year 2021 ISBN-10 0367187574 ISBN-13 9780367187576 Format Hardcover Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-11-26 NZ Release Date 2021-11-26 Publication Date 2021-11-26 UK Release Date 2021-11-26 Pages 240 Subtitle Abandoned Twice by the State Alternative 9781032138206 DEWEY 940.53161089956 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135208172;

Price: 405.12 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2024-10-05T03:09:22.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10.11 AUD