Shinzo Abe’s version of history and the “Rise of China”

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dc.contributor.authorLai, Kong Yeung Ronald
dc.contributor.supervisorEndo, Katsuhiko
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-25T15:23:19Z
dc.date.available2018-04-25T15:23:19Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018-04-25
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Pacific and Asian Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines how Shinzo Abe’s historical perspectives on “comfort women” and the Nanjing Massacre are influenced by global demands. Abe’s official account on these issues have been affected by pressures to reconcile with South Korea and to face China’s rise for strategic reasons. This originates from sources including think tanks such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies and media. Joseph Nye’s concept of soft power will provide the theoretical background to analyze Abe’s views on both issues. The existence and method through which these pressures are applied will be detailed and explored. This research will hope to contribute to the understanding of historical memory in the Asia-Pacific and how it remains an issue that undergoes changes in the current political climate.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/9257
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectShinzo Abeen_US
dc.subjectHistorical Accounten_US
dc.subjectHistorical Conflicten_US
dc.subjectJapanen_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectSouth Koreaen_US
dc.subjectComfort Womenen_US
dc.subjectArmitage-Nye Reportsen_US
dc.subjectEmpireen_US
dc.subjectNanjing Massacreen_US
dc.subjectYasukuni Shrineen_US
dc.subjectCSISen_US
dc.subjectHistorical Memoryen_US
dc.subjectRise of Chinaen_US
dc.subjectJapan and Chinaen_US
dc.subjectJapan and South Koreaen_US
dc.subjectOBORI and TPPen_US
dc.subjectNanking Massacreen_US
dc.titleShinzo Abe’s version of history and the “Rise of China”en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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