Bridging Australia and Japan: Volume 2: The writings of David Sissons, historian and political scientist...

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Arthur Stockwin Keiko Tamura

Bridging Australia and Japan

Volume 2: The writings of David Sissons, historian and political scientist

Arthur Stockwin, Keiko Tamura

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ANU Press
24 August 2020

Political science & theory; Theory of warfare & military science

Series: Asian Studies Series

This book is volume two of the writings of David Sissons, who first established his academic career as a political scientist specialising in Japanese politics, and later shifted his focus to the history of Australia–Japan relations. In this volume, we reproduce his writings on Japanese politics, the Pacific War and Australian war crimes trials after the war. He was a pioneer in these fields, carrying out research across cultural and language borders, and influenced numerous researchers who followed in his footsteps. Much of what he wrote, however, remained unpublished at the time of his death in 2006, and so the editors have included a selection of his hitherto unpublished work along with some of his published writings.

Breaking Japanese Diplomatic Codes, edited by Desmond Ball and Keiko Tamura, was published in 2013, and the first volume of Bridging Australia and Japan was published in 2016. This book completes this series, which reproduces many of David Sissons' writings. The current volume covers a wide range of topics, from Japanese wartime intentions towards Australia, the Cowra Breakout, and Sissons’ early writings on Japanese politics. Republished in this volume is his comprehensive essay on the Australian war crimes trials, which influenced the field of military justice research. Georgina Fitzpatrick and Keiko Tamura have also contributed essays reflecting on his research.

Sissons was an extraordinarily meticulous researcher, leaving no stone unturned in his search for accuracy and completeness of understanding, and should be considered one of Australia’s major historians. His writings deal not only with diplomatic negotiations and decision-making, but also the lives of ordinary and often nameless people and their engagements with their host society. His warm humanity in recording ordinary people’s lives as well as his balanced examination of historical incidents and issues from both Australian and Japanese perspectives are hallmarks of his scholarship.

Edited by: Arthur Stockwin, Keiko Tamura
Imprint: ANU Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 176mm,
ISBN: 9781760463755
ISBN 10: 1760463752
Series: Asian Studies Series
Publication Date: 24 August 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preliminary pages Preface Acknowledgements David Sissons and the history of Australia's war crimes trials: A spectral interaction in the archives – Georgina Fitzpatrick Japanese intentions toward Australia (1939–42) – DCS Sissons The Cowra breakout – DCS Sissons The Australian war crimes trials and investigations (1942–51) – DCS Sissons Observation and correspondence David Sissons, political scientist and writer on postwar Japanese politics: An introduction – Arthur Stockwin Legacy of David Sissons – Keiko Tamura DCS Sissons select bibliography