Contesting Memorial Spaces of Japan's Empire
Boyle, Edward / Ivings, Steven
Ongoing arguments over how histories are honoured - as evidenced by the conflict between South Korea and Japan over the opening of Tokyo's Heritage Information Centre in June 2020 - reveal the extent to which heritage processes continue to enable states to assert legitimacy and power on a global stage. Here, Contesting Memorial Spaces of Japan's Empire: Borders of Memory shines a timely spotlight on the complicated histories and disputed legac...