Inherited Responsibility and Historical Reconciliation in East Asia

Jun-Hyeok Kwak (Sun Yat-Sen University, China), Melissa Nobles

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English

Routledge
28 March 2019

Regional studies; Ethnic studies; Politics & government

Series: Political Theories in East Asian Context

Contemporary East Asian societies are still struggling with complex legacies of colonialism, war and domination. Years of Japanese imperial occupation followed by the Cold War have entrenched competing historical understandings of responsibility for past crimes in Korea, China, Japan and elsewhere in the region. In this context, even the impressive economic and cultural networks that have developed over the past sixty years have failed to secure peaceful coexistence and overcome lingering attitudes of distrust and misunderstanding in the region.

This book examines the challenges of historical reconciliation in East Asia, and, in doing so, calls for a reimagining of how we understand both historical identity and responsibility. It suggests that by adopting a ‘forward-looking’ approach that eschews obsession with the past, in favour of a reflective and deliberative engagement with history, real progress can be made towards peaceful coexistence in East Asia. With chapters that focus on select experiences from East Asia, while simultaneously situating them within a wider comparative perspective, the contributors to this volume focus on the close relationship between reconciliation and ‘inherited responsibility’ and reveal the contested nature of both concepts. Finally, this volume suggests that historical reconciliation is essential for strengthening mutual trust between the states and people of East Asia, and suggests ways in which such divisive legacies of conflict can be overcome.

Providing both an overview of the theoretical arguments surrounding reconciliation and inherited responsibility, alongside examples of these concepts from across East Asia, this book will be valuable to students and scholars interested in Asian politics, Asian history and international relations more broadly.

Edited by: Jun-Hyeok Kwak (Sun Yat-Sen University China), Melissa Nobles
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9780367280666
ISBN 10: 0367280663
Series: Political Theories in East Asian Context
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 28 March 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jun-Hyeok Kwak is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Sun Yat-sen University, China. Melissa Nobles is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science at MIT, USA.