On the frontiers of history: Territory and cross-border dialogue in East Asia

Leonid Petrov; Tessa Morris-Suzuki

doi:10.4324/9780203084533

On the frontiers of history: Territory and cross-border dialogue in East Asia

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The troubled region Controversies over history in East Asia are not a recent phenomenon. Ancient kingdoms in China, Korea and Japan spared nothing to create versions of the past which would help justifying and glorifying the power of the incumbent ruler or dynasty. Historical accounts tended to depict immediate neighbours as hostile, while the neighbours of neighbours were often deemed allies. The errors of the past were habitually rectifi ed by offi cial historians, only to be further criticized by succeeding generations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	East Asia Beyond the History Wars: Confronting the ghosts of violence
Editors	Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Morris Low, Leonid Petrov and Timothy Y. Tsu
Place of Publication	Abingdon and New York
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	29-39
Edition	1st
ISBN (Print)	9780415637459
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203084533
Publication status	Published - 2013

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