The Japanese History Textbook Controversy and Ienaga Saburo's Court Challenges
by
Yoshiko Nozaki
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2008
The controversy over official state-approved history textbooks in Japan, which omit or play down many episodes of Japan’s occupation of neighbouring countries during the Asia-Pacific War (1931-1945), and which have been challenged by critics who favour more critical, peace and justice perspectives,...