Resurrecting Nagasaki

Reconstruction and the Formation of Atomic Narratives

Chad R. Diehl

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English

Cornell University Press
15 March 2018

Asian history; Second World War; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear issues

Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University

In Resurrecting Nagasaki, Chad R. Diehl explores the genesis of narratives surrounding the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945, by following the individuals and groups who contributed to the shaping of Nagasaki City's postwar identity. Municipal officials, survivor-activist groups, the Catholic community, and American occupation officials all interpreted the destruction and reconstruction of the city from different, sometimes disparate perspectives. Diehl's analysis reveals how these atomic narratives shaped both the way Nagasaki rebuilt and the ways in which popular discourse on the atomic bombings framed the city's experience for decades.

By: Chad R. Diehl
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781501714962
ISBN 10: 1501714961
Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 15 March 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Envisioning Nagasaki 2. Coexisting in the Valley of Death 3. The ""Saint"" of Urakami 4. Writing Nagasaki 5. Walls of Silence 6. Ruins of Memory Conclusion Notes Index"

Chad R. Diehl is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia. Follow him on X @ProfDiehlLoyola.

Reviews for Resurrecting Nagasaki: Reconstruction and the Formation of Atomic Narratives

The book makes a significant contribution to the understudied history of Nagasaki. Resurrecting Nagasaki is an important book for anyone who is interested in nuclear history, US Japan relations, US public diplomacy, and urban studies. * Japanese Studies * Resurrecting Nagasaki deserves to be read as foundational work on the post-atomic history of Nagasaki. * Pacific Historical Review * A nicely written monograph-also the first in English, as it turns out-on Nagasaki the bombed, Nagasaki the resurrected, and Nagasaki the mirror image of its ghastly twinned counterpart, Hiroshima. * Kirk Center *