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(★)(A Case Study in Political Decision-making)(The ´Textbook Issue´ of 1982 was the first of a number of controversies concerning Sino-Japanese relations. The Chinese alleged that school textbooks in Japan had been re-written in order to play down the aggressive nature of Japan´s wartime conduct. The controversy rapidly escalated into a region-wide anti-Japan campaign, with Asian governments accusing Japan of reviving militarism. By drawing upon findings from the fields of Area Studies and International Relations, Caroline Rose demonstrates the necessity of adopting an interdisciplinary approach for a better understanding of Sino-Japanese political interaction. She concludes that the Textbook Issue is better explained within the broader context of Chinese and Japanese domestic and foreign policies than the narrow confines of Sino-Japanese history. While the debate about Japan´s war responsibilities continues to this day, the Textbook Issue provides an invaluable insight into the use of history as a powerful symbol in contemporary Sino-Japanese relations. Sino-Japanese relations were beset by a series of political controversies throughout the 1980s. These related to matters of past history and, in particular, to Japan´s record of aggression in China during World War II. The attempt by the Japanese Education Ministry in 1982 to downplay atrocities through the re-writing of school textbooks created a diplomatic storm. This book examines the decision-making processes of the Chinese and Japanese governments during the ´Textbook Issue´. It reveals that Chinese and Japanese policy-makers were more concerned with changes taking place in international and domestic politics than with adopting a ´correct view of history´. By drawing upon findings from the fields of Area Studies and International Relations, rather than just history, Caroline Rose demonstrates the value of adopting an interdisciplinary approach to understanding Sino-Japanese relations and the Textbook Issue in particular. ◆Caroline Rose is a Lecturer in Japanese Studies in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds. Her research interests are contemporary Sino-Japanese relations and Chinese and Japanese foreign policy-making.) |
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