Historical Narratives of East Asia in the 21st Century

<p>In the twenty-first century East Asia has been increasingly marked both by tensions at a government level and a chauvinistic mood among the polity. While China’s rise is in one respect the proximate driver of these changes in tone it draws on a range of unresolved grievances among the respective historical narratives of Mainland China Taiwan Japan and the Koreas. These conflicting views of the region’s past are a crucial barrier to its cohesive and stable future.</p><p>This book brings together East Asian scholars from a range of academic disciplines including China historians political historians and political scientists to illuminate the interconnectedness of East Asia and discuss how a shared historical narrative might be constructed. Their contributions are organised into 3 parts focusing respectively on historical narratives of China historical narratives of East Asia and reconciling historical narratives.</p><p>The book will appeal to researcher interested in the historical narratives of international relations in East Asia.</p>