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

Leonid Petrov, Tessa Morris-Suzuki

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

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
Subtitle of host publication	Confronting the Ghosts of Violence
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	29-39
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9780203084533
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203084533
Publication status	Published - 2013

Access to Document

10.4324/9780203084533

Cite this

@inbook{2136af18f07a44419d4ef964d990d98d,

title = "On the frontiers of history: Territory and cross-border dialogue in East Asia",

abstract = "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.",

author = "Leonid Petrov and Tessa Morris-Suzuki",

year = "2013",

doi = "10.4324/9780203084533",

language = "English",

isbn = "9780203084533",

pages = "29--39",

booktitle = "East Asia Beyond the History Wars",

publisher = "Taylor and Francis",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - On the frontiers of history

T2 - Territory and cross-border dialogue in East Asia

AU - Petrov, Leonid

AU - Morris-Suzuki, Tessa

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84905950320&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.4324/9780203084533

DO - 10.4324/9780203084533

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9780203084533

SP - 29

EP - 39

BT - East Asia Beyond the History Wars

PB - Taylor and Francis

ER -

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

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this