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Eamonn Fingleton's commentaries on the politics and economics of American decline

 
 
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Tag Archives: ying-ying chang

The Nanking Massacre: Iris Chang’s legacy

Sandcastle Empire Posted on May 29, 2011 by Eamonn FingletonJanuary 11, 2012

The late Iris Chang, author of the best selling book The Rape of Nanking, is the subject of a compelling new biography by her mother Ying-Ying Chang. (This commentary was first published at the  website of the Atlantic Monthly.) Hints … Continue reading →

Posted in China, History, Japan, Press, Sino-Japanese relations | Tagged bank of tokyo, compensation, ian buruma, iris chang, ivan p. hall, john dower, joshua fogel, rabe, robert entenmann, simon winchester, susan rabiner, the rape of nanking, the wages of guilt, ying-ying chang

Reactions to my Chang/Kamen review

Sandcastle Empire Posted on December 15, 2008 by Eamonn FingletonNovember 17, 2010

My review of Paula Kamen’s recent biography of Iris Chang was posted at CounterPunch.org just two days ago. Reader reaction has been fast and sometimes furious. Judging by the scale and tone of responses to my review of Paula Kamen’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews, China, History, International Trade, Sino-Japanese relations | Tagged david askew, iris chang, james leibold, paula kamen, picking at the wound, Sino-Japanese relations, ying-ying chang

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