Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Admitting Guilt is Neither Common Nor Easy
2. Interrupted Memories
3. Different Strokes
4. Divided Memories of World War II in the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies
5. France and the Memory of Occupation
6. Historical Reconciliation in the Northeast Asia
7. Israelis and Germany after the Second World War
8. Historical Memories and International Relations in Northeast Asia
9. Divisive Historical Memories
10. Guilt, Shame, Balts, Jews
Bibliography
Contributors
Index

The legacy of the Second World War has been, like the war itself, an international phenomenon. In both Europe and Asia, common questions of criminality, guilt, and collaboration have intersected with history and politics on the local level to shape the way that wartime experience has been memorialized, reinterpreted, and used.
By directly comparing European and Asian legacies, Confronting Memories of World War II, provides unique insight into the way that World War II continues to influence contemporary attitudes and politics on a global scale. The collection brings together experts from a variety of disciplines and perspectives to explore the often overlooked commonalities between European and Asian handling of memories and reflections about guilt. These commonalities suggest new understandings of the war's legacy and the continuing impact of historical trauma.

Edited by Daniel Chirot, Gi-Wook Shin, and Daniel Sneider