Description: Abandoned Japanese in Postwar Manchuria (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series) [Paperback] Chan, Yeeshan Product Overview This book relates the experiences of the zanryu-hojin - the Japanese civilians, mostly women and children, who were abandoned in Manchuria after the end of the Second World War when Japan’s puppet state in Manchuria ended, and when most Japanese who has been based there returned to Japan. Many zanryu-hojin survived in Chinese peasant families, often as wives or adopted children; the Chinese government estimated that there were around 13,000 survivors in 1959, at the time when over 30,000 "missing" people were deleted from Japanese family registers as" war dead". Since 1972 the zanryu-hojin have been gradually repatriated to Japan, often along with several generations of their extended Chinese families, the group in Japan now numbering around 100,000 people. Besides outlining the zanryu-hojin’s experiences, the book explores the related issues of war memories and war guilt which resurfaced during the 1980s, the more recent court case brought by zanryu-hojin against the Japanese government in which they accuse the Japanese government of abandoning them, and the impact on the towns in northeast China from which the zanryu-hojin were repatriated and which now benefit hugely from overseas remittances from their former residents. Overall, the book deepens our understanding of Japanese society and its anti-war social movements, besides providing vivid and colourful sketches of individuals’ worldviews, motivations, behaviours, strategies and difficulties. Read more Details Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (January 29, 2013) Language : English Paperback : 208 pages ISBN-10 : 0415837790 ISBN-13 : 98 Item Weight : 12.8 ounces Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.47 x 9.21 inches Best Sellers Rank: #8,757,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5,098 in Asian History (Books) #9,551 in Japanese History (Books) #10,628 in Emigration & Immigration Studies (Books) #5,098 in Asian History (Books) #9,551 in Japanese History (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
Price: 104.1 USD
Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
End Time: 2025-01-09T05:10:55.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
ISBN: 0415837790
ISBN10: 0415837790
ISBN13: 9780415837798
EAN: 9780415837798
MPN: does not apply
Brand: Routledge
GTIN: 09780415837798
Number of Pages: 188 Pages
Publication Name: Abandoned Japanese in Postwar Manchuria : the Lives of War Orphans and Wives in Two Countries
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2013
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Ethnic Studies / General, Children's Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Asia / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Asia / China, Anthropology / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Author: Yeeshan Chan
Item Length: 6.1 in
Item Width: 9.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
