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1028039
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b782409
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Yamazaki, Jane W.
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| Title & Author
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Japanese apologies for World War II : : a rhetorical study /\ Jane W. Yamazaki.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2006.
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| Series Statement
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Routledge contemporary Japan series ;; 3
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1 online resource (x, 196 pages)
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| ISBN
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0203002059
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: 9780203002056
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0415355656
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-190) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Introduction -- 2. Accusations, accusers, and audience -- 3. The early apologies : repairing relationships -- 4. The comfort women apologies -- 5. Hosokawa apologies : politics and history -- 6. The anti-apologies/conservative apologia -- 7. Murayama apology : on the international stage -- 8. Apology as international discourse -- 9. Conclusions.
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| Abstract
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Post-war Japan offers a compelling case study of national apologies for past wrongdoings. Actions of the Japanese Army and government during the Second World War caused enormous suffering and distress throughout Asia, leaving a legacy of resentment and distrust. Beginning in the mid-1980s, apology for wartime actions became a recurring issue for Japan. Repeated calls for apology from various quarters as well as repeated apologies by Japanese officials provide a rich source for the study of national apology and how public apology discourse develops over time. Unlike most rhetorical st.
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Apologizing.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Japan.
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Apologizing.
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Diplomatic relations.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.
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Japan, Foreign relations, 1945-
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Japan.
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| Dewey Classification
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327.52/009/045
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DS885.48.Y36 2006eb
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