Date Thesis Awarded
4-2012
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Global Studies
Advisor
Emily Wilcox
Committee Members
Eric Han
Craig N. Canning
Sophia Hart
Abstract
In both mainland China and in the international community, the Nanjing Massacre has evolved into a symbolic representation of Japanese cruelty, the culmination of atrocities in the Century of Humiliation and the Second Sino-Japanese War. In historiography, it has been used as a symbol of the barbarity and ruthlessness of the Japanese army. The focus of this thesis is the historiography of the Nanjing Massacre and how it as a symbol was used during the Jiang era in the Patriotic Education Campaign, becoming a contributing factor in the deteriorating of Sino-Japanese relations during that time.
Recommended Citation
Matson, Emily Marie, "Nationalism and the Nanjing Massacre" (2012). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 547.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/547
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.