Impressions on “The Splendor of the Mighty One”: The Atomic Bomb and its Legacy

Işıl TİPİOĞLU

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Impressions on “The Splendor of the Mighty One”: The Atomic Bomb and its Legacy

Yazarlar:

Işıl TİPİOĞLU

Yayıncı:

American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)

Dergi:

Journal of American Studies of Turkey 2014 Issue 39, pp.83-88

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2014

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000734415

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1300-6606

Özet:

 

When one thinks of Japan these days, the first thing that will come  to their minds might be fast cars on Tokyo lanes, skyscrapers, geishas, or  cherry blossoms, or the atomic bombs dropped on the cities of Hiroshima  and Nagasaki. When I went to Japan, the last-named of these was first  on my list of thoughts. Having the good fortune to meet Peter Kuznick,  Professor of History at American University, Washington DC., and cowriter of the documentary series The Untold History of the United States, I  participated in a two-week study tour entitled “Hiroshima, Nagasaki and  Beyond” designed to look into and explore the atrocities in war-time Japan;  the physical and psychological devastation wrought upon Hiroshima and  Nagasaki by the atomic bomb; how both the Japanese and the Americans  perceive this event in hindsight; and the efforts from both sides to reduce  nuclear armaments. To have a chance to listen to first-hand accounts of the  experiences of the hibakusha – the atomic bomb survivors – and visit the  peace museums in Kyoto, Hiroshima and Nagasaki; to attend the memorial  ceremonies on the anniversaries of the atomic bombings; and to hear what  my Japanese and American peers thought of the entire event were all  memories that made this tour a precious one.

Makale detayları

Impressions on “The Splendor of the Mighty One”: The Atomic Bomb and its Legacy

Yazarlar: Işıl TİPİOĞLU

Yayıncı: American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)

Dergi: Journal of American Studies of Turkey 2014 Issue 39, pp.83-88

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2014

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000734415

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

pISSN: 1300-6606

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Yazarlar:

Işıl TİPİOĞLU

Yayıncı:

American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)

Dergi:

Journal of American Studies of Turkey 2014 Issue 39, pp.83-88

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2014

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000734415

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1300-6606