Bombing the City - Civilian Accounts of the Air War in Britain and Japan, 19391945

This comparative account of civilian experiences of aerial bombing in World War II Britain and Japan reveals the universality of total war.

List of contents

List of figures; Acknowledgements; Note to the reader; Featured diarists; Introduction: attacking the people: democracy, populism, and modern war; 1. Give unto Moloch: family and nation in WWII; 2. The muses of war: terror, anger, and faith; 3. Romancing stone: human sacrifice and system collapse in the city; 4. Defending our way of life: gender, class, age, and other oppressions; Conclusion: victory for the people: pacifism and the ashes of the post-war era; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Aaron William Moore is the Handa Chair of Japanese-Chinese Relations at the University of Edinburgh. His research has received support from the British Academy, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and the Leverhulme Trust. In 2014, he was awarded the prestigious Leverhulme Prize for his work in comparative history.

Summary

This comparative study of Japanese and British civilian descriptions of being bombed in World War II serve as a way to understand the universality of total war. Examining issues of gender, class, and regional and urban history, it confronts how ordinary people were both victims of the air war and helped make it possible.

Product details

• Authors: Aaron William Moore, Aaron William (University of Edinburgh) Moore
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108446525
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44652-5
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare; Studies in the Social and Cult; Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Japan, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Air forces & warfare, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Asian History, Air forces and warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2)