War and State Terrorism The United States, Japan, and the Asia-Pacific in the Long Twentieth Century

by Selden, Mark; So, Alvin Y.; Aiko, Utsumi; Cumings, Bruce,; Falk, Richard; Kiernan, Ben; Lary, Diana; Scott, Peter Dale; Victoria, Brian Daizen; Wittner, Lawrence S.,; Young, Marilyn B.

• ISBN13: 9780742523906
• ISBN10: 074252390X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-09
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Tracing the course of conflicts throughout Asia in the past century, this groundbreaking volume is the first to explore systematically the nexus of war and state terrorism. Challenging states' definitions of terrorism, which routinely exclude their own behavior, the book focuses especially on the nature of Japanese and American wars and crimes of war. This rare comparative perspective examines the ways in which state terror leads to civilian casualties, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. In counterbalance, they discuss anti-war movements and international efforts to protect human rights. This interdisciplinary volume will resonate with readers searching for a deeper understanding of an era dominated by war and terror.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction: War and State Terrorism	1	(18)
Mark Selden
Alvin Y. So
The United States and Japan in Twentieth-Century Asian Wars	19	(22)
Mark Selden
State Terror versus Humanitarian Law	41	(22)
Richard Falk
American Airpower and Nuclear Strategy in Northeast Asia since 1945	63	(28)
Bruce Cumings
When God(s) and Buddhas Go to War	91	(28)
Brian Daizen Victoria
Japanese Racism, War, and the POW Experience	119	(24)
Utsumi Aiko
The Waters Covered the Earth: China's War-Induced Natural Disasters	143	(28)
Diana Lary
Drugs and Oil: The Deep Politics of U.S. Asian Wars	171	(28)
Peter Dale Scott
War, Genocide, and Resistance in East Timor, 1975-99: Comparative Reflections on Cambodia	199	(36)
Ben Kiernan
Resisting State Terror: The Anti-Vietnam War Movement	235	(16)
Marilyn B. Young
Resisting Nuclear Terror: Japanese and American Antinuclear Movements since 1945	251	(26)
Lawrence S. Wittner
Index	277	(14)
About the Contributors	291