The Devil of Nanking

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Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802199607
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Book Synopsis The Devil of Nanking by : Mo Hayder

Download or read book The Devil of Nanking written by Mo Hayder and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Exceedingly creepy . . . The diabolically gifted British author spins a fascinating mystery from the legacy of Japanese atrocities during World War II.” —Entertainment Weekly With the redolent atmosphere of Ian Rankin and the spine-chilling characters of Thomas Harris, Mo Hayder’s The Devil of Nanking takes the reader on an electrifying literary ride from the palatial apartments of yakuza kingpins to deep inside the secret history of one of the twentieth century’s most brutal events: the Nanking Massacre. A young Englishwoman obsessed with an indecipherable past, Grey comes to Tokyo seeking a lost piece of film footage of the notorious 1937 Nanking Massacre, footage some say never existed. Only one man can help Grey. A survivor of the massacre, he is now a visiting professor at a university in Tokyo. But he will have nothing to do with her. So Grey accepts a job in an upmarket nightspot, where a certain gangster may be the key to gaining the professor’s trust. An old man in a wheelchair surrounded by a terrifying entourage, the gangster is rumored to rely on a mysterious elixir for his continued health. Taut, gritty, sexy, and harrowing, The Devil of Nanking is an incomparable literary thriller set in one of the world’s most fascinating cities—Tokyo—from an internationally bestselling author. “A haunting, lyrical, disturbing, important, suspenseful, wonderfully written and beautiful book.” —Harlan Coben

Nanking

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313000964
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Book Synopsis Nanking by : Masahiro Yamamoto

Download or read book Nanking written by Masahiro Yamamoto and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-08-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The December 1937 incident that has come to be known as the Rape of Nanking is, without doubt, a tragedy that will not soon be forgotten. While acknowledging that a tremendous loss of life occurred, this study challenges the current prevailing notion that the incident was a deliberate, planned effort on the part of the Japanese military and analyzes events to produce an accurate estimate of the scale of the atrocities. Drawing on Chinese, Japanese, and English sources, Yamamoto determines that what happened at Nanking were unfortunate atrocities of conventional war with precedents in both Eastern and Western military history. He concludes that post-war events such as the war crimes trials and the impact of the Holocaust in Europe affected public opinion regarding Nanking and led to a dramatic reinterpretation of events. The Rape of Nanking consisted of two distinct phases: the mass execution of prisoners of war (as well as conscription age men who appeared to be combatants) and the delinquent acts of individual soldiers. The first phase, which occurred immediately after Nanking's fall and which claimed most of the atrocity victims, was the result of the Japanese military's attempt to clear the city of Chinese soldiers thought to be in plain clothes. The second phase, which lasted approximately six weeks, was horrible, but resulted in a much smaller number of fatalities. It was characterized by numerous criminal acts, ranging from rape and murder to arson and theft, committed by unrestrained Japanese soldiers. The root cause for both phases was the Japanese military's bureaucratic inefficiency and command irresponsibility. While both Chinese and American contemporary sources initially attributed the incident to these causes, subsequent Japanese atrocities against both military and civilian Allied personnel during World War II and evidence presented at war crimes trials would come to reshape perceptions of the Nanking events as an Asian counterpart to the Nazi Holocaust.

The Devil's End

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ISBN 13 : 9780671726591
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book The Devil's End written by Debra A. Fowler and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At teenage slumber parties and around Boy Scout campfires in Sharon Valley, the same bone-chilling tale is repeated--70 years ago, on a Halloween night of bloody human sacrifice, an unholy pact was made with the devil. Now the horrow is unleashed again, and the devil will have his due on an even more terrifying Halloween night.

Skin

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Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802145178
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (451 download)

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Download or read book Skin written by Mo Hayder and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: London: Bantam Press, 2009.

Pig Island

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Publisher : HarperCollins Canada
ISBN 13 : 1443400076
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Pig Island written by Mo Hayder and published by HarperCollins Canada. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A born skeptic, journalist Joe Oakes believes everything has a rational explanation. He makes a living exposing supernatural hoaxes, but when he visits a remote Scottish island and a secretive religious community accused of Satanism, everything he thinks he knows is overturned. What has happened to Pastor Malachi Dove, the leader of the community? Why will no one discuss the strange apparition seen wandering the lonely beaches of Pig Island? The answers will lead Oakes to a confrontation and a bloody aftermath that force him to question whether he might not be responsible for a terrible crime. In this compulsive and disturbing novel, Britain’s “Queen of Fear” dares her readers to face their terror head-on.

Tokyo

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Publisher : Bantam Press
ISBN 13 : 9780593049693
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book Tokyo written by Mo Hayder and published by Bantam Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Student Grey Hutchins comes to Tokyo seeking answers to what happened during the notorious Nanking Massacre in which, in one city, the Imperial Japanese Army killed up to 300,000 civilians. Only one man can help her, a survivor of the Massacre, and now a visiting professor at the prestigious university of Todai in Tokyo; a man who is rumoured to possess documentary evidence of Nanking. ut first Grey must gain his trust. Increasingly desperate and alone, she accepts a job as a hostess at the 'Some Like It Hot' club, an upmarket nightspot catering for Japanese businessmen and wealthy gangsters. One gangster dominates - an old man in a wheelchair guarded by a nurse with sharpened teeth -said to rely on a powerful elixir for his continued wealth and well-being; It is an elixir which other members of the club want for themselves - at any price ith its focus on 1980's Tokyo and China in the late 1930s, and a woman who has quite a lot to prove and even more to hide, this is a literary thriller of the highest order. With its heady atmosphere of overt violence, lurking fear and sexual tension, Tokyo is a novel that takes hold of the reader and does not let go until its explosive final

A History of Pain

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231141637
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Book Synopsis A History of Pain by : Michael Berry

Download or read book A History of Pain written by Michael Berry and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work probes the restaging, representation, and reimagining of historical violence and atrocity in contemporary Chinese fiction, film, and popular culture. It examines five historical moments including the Musha Incident (1930) and the February 28 Incident (1947).

Hostage to the Devil

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062285165
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (622 download)

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Book Synopsis Hostage to the Devil by : Malachi Martin

Download or read book Hostage to the Devil written by Malachi Martin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One On One With Satan A chilling and highly convincing account of possession and exorcism in modern America, hailed by NBC Radio as "one of the most stirring books on the contemporary scene."

The Devil Soldier

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307765520
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis The Devil Soldier by : Caleb Carr

Download or read book The Devil Soldier written by Caleb Carr and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “So marvelously improbable, so rich in exotic detail, that if often reads more like a historical thriller than the serious work of history that it is.”—Los Angeles Times With the same flair for history and narrative that distinguished his bestseller, The Alienist, Caleb Carr tells the incredible story of Frederick Townsend Ward, the American mercenary who fought for the emperor of China in the Taiping rebellion, history's bloodiest civil war. The Devil Soldier is a thrilling, masterfully researched biography of the kind of adventurer the world no longer sees. Praise for The Devil Soldier “If ever a book of history were made for the movies, Caleb Carr's The Devil Soldier is it.”—Chicago Tribune “Good, thorough, scholarly but absorbing.”—Edward Rice, author of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton

The Rough Guide to Japan

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Publisher : Rough Guides UK
ISBN 13 : 0241012635
Total Pages : 1215 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis The Rough Guide to Japan by : Sally McLaren

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Japan written by Sally McLaren and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 1215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning Rough Guide to Japan makes the ideal travel companion to one of the world's most unique and dynamic countries. In full colour throughout, this opinionated guide is packed with essential information on the latest and best places to sleep, eat, party and shop, as well as pointers on etiquette and other cultural niceties. From neon-soaked Tokyo to temple-studded Kyoto and snow-topped Mount Fuji, all of the major travel hotspots are covered in full, while the guide also points the way to off-the-beaten-track gems - take a live-volcano hot spring on Kyushu island, go diving in tropical Okinawa, or wind your way through mountain traverses in the Japan Alps. Gain a richer understanding of the country through chapters on Japan's history, religions, arts, movies and music plus coverage of pressing environmental issues. There are maps of all the main tourist destinations, together with easy-to-read colour transport maps covering the Tokyo and Osaka train and subway systems. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Japan. Now available in ePub format.

The Rough Guide to Japan (Travel Guide eBook)

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Publisher : Rough Guides UK
ISBN 13 : 0241326109
Total Pages : 1667 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Japan (Travel Guide eBook) written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 1667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore Japan with the smartest and shrewdest guidebook on the market. Fully updated and expanded, this stunningly illustrated travel guide brings you superb coverage of all the country's unmissable experiences, from staying in a cosy ryokan and soaking in an onsen bath to climbing snow-capped Mount Fuji and watching a titanic bout of sumo. Get up-to-the minute tips on contemporary Japan, from Kyoto's burgeoning street-food scene to Tokyo's up-and-coming hipster hubs, and read expert background on everything from anime to Zen. Packed with advice on all the best places to eat, sleep, drink and party - on every budget - this new edition of The Rough Guide to Japan covers Japan with our trademark mix of candour, insight and practical advice. Full colour maps and Japanese characters are given throughout to help navigate this bewildering and bewitching country. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Japan. Winner of the Top Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2017.

Dancing With The Devil

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Publisher : XinXii
ISBN 13 : 3960288549
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (62 download)

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Book Synopsis Dancing With The Devil by : Kathleen Dryden

Download or read book Dancing With The Devil written by Kathleen Dryden and published by XinXii. This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dancing With The Devil is about the evil strategies Satan uses to capture the soul of a Christian and how his destructiveness infiltrates the government of a Christian nation. When we let this enemy inside the temple of the Lord, (our heart and mind) and into our government entities we will begin to live a life of deep sorrow and regret. However, regardless of his strategies he cannot enter those places where he doesn’t belong unless we give him access through the choices we make that reject Christ’s statutes. To dance with the devil is to ignore scriptural wisdom, willingly trading biblical truth for personal lust and power while still claiming to be a Christian, attending church, and influencing others, especially tender hearts and innocent minds. It is to flirt with an evil attitude, and/or participate in evil behavior. Through my own personal experiences, as well as those shared by close friends and family, I have come to realize how the sinful choices each of us makes contributes to our own demise and to the brokenness in our families, which leads to a spiritually and physically broken nation. Every Christian must choose to help reduce evil, bring justice to the innocent, and help turn people to Christ by using wisdom and understanding to make good choices. Dancing With The Devil teaches Christians why it is important to let the Lord open the eyes of our heart so we can understand how that living in disobedience to His Word jeopardizes our soul and creates a world of evil—evil that begins with the smallest intent of the heart and mind, ends with the most wicked action, and sets up our people and our nation for failure. While we will never eradicate all the evil in the world, we must believe that it exists and accurately define it. Then we can judge and punish it, taking warlike action against it when necessary, minimizing its affect on humanity. Those whose goal is eternity in heaven with Jesus must understand His character and His commands. To live a life that contradicts His character and commands is to dance with the devil and endorse evil. When we discover that we are caught in this bondage we must repent; to repent is to stop, then turn around, and return to Jesus with all our heart, letting Him redeem us. When we renew our minds to conform to Jesus and His statutes, and change our behavior then the Lord will hear our prayer and will heal our land.

The Making of the "Rape of Nanking"

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199724822
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Making of the "Rape of Nanking" written by Takashi Yoshida and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 13, 1937, the Japanese army attacked and captured the Chinese capital city of Nanjing, planting the rising-sun flag atop the city's outer walls. What occurred in the ensuing weeks and months has been the source of a tempestuous debate ever since. It is well known that the Japanese military committed wholesale atrocities after the fall of the city, massacring large numbers of Chinese during the both the Battle of Nanjing and in its aftermath. Yet the exact details of the war crimes--how many people were killed during the battle? How many after? How many women were raped? Were prisoners executed? How unspeakable were the acts committed?--are the source of controversy among Japanese, Chinese, and American historians to this day. In The Making of the "Rape of Nanking Takashi Yoshida examines how views of the Nanjing Massacre have evolved in history writing and public memory in Japan, China, and the United States. For these nations, the question of how to treat the legacy of Nanjing--whether to deplore it, sanitize it, rationalize it, or even ignore it--has aroused passions revolving around ethics, nationality, and historical identity. Drawing on a rich analysis of Chinese, Japanese, and American history textbooks and newspapers, Yoshida traces the evolving--and often conflicting--understandings of the Nanjing Massacre, revealing how changing social and political environments have influenced the debate. Yoshida suggests that, from the 1970s on, the dispute over Nanjing has become more lively, more globalized, and immeasurably more intense, due in part to Japanese revisionist history and a renewed emphasis on patriotic education in China. While today it is easy to assume that the Nanjing Massacre has always been viewed as an emblem of Japan's wartime aggression in China, the image of the "Rape of Nanking" is a much more recent icon in public consciousness. Takashi Yoshida analyzes the process by which the Nanjing Massacre has become an international symbol, and provides a fair and respectful treatment of the politically charged and controversial debate over its history.

The 1937 – 1938 Nanjing Atrocities

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Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811396566
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book The 1937 – 1938 Nanjing Atrocities written by Suping Lu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Nanjing Massacre, together with an in-depth analysis of various aspects of the event and related issues. Drawing on original source materials collected from various national archives, national libraries, church historical society archives, and university libraries in China, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States, it represents the first English-language academic attempt to analyze the Nanjing Massacre in such detail and scope. The book examines massacres and other killings, in addition to other war crimes, such as rape, looting, and burning. These atrocities are then explored further via a historical analysis of Chinese survivors’ testimony, Japanese soldiers’ diaries, Westerners’ eyewitness accounts, the news coverage from American and British correspondents, and American, British and German diplomatic dispatches. Further, the book explores issues such as the role and function of the International Committee for Nanking Safety Zone, burial records of massacre victims, post-war military tribunals, controversies over the Nanjing Massacre, and the 100-Man Killing Contest. This book is intended for all researchers, scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, and members of the general public who are interested in Second World War issues, Sino-Japanese conflicts, Sino-Japan relations, war crimes, atrocity and holocaust studies, military tribunals for war crimes, Japanese atrocities in China, and the Nanjing Massacre.

The Rape of Nanking

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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110652781
Total Pages : 671 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Rape of Nanking written by Zhang Sheng and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Massacre of Nanking took place in 1937, during the War of the Japanese Invasion of China. 75 years after the event, we are finally able to analyze and study what happened in Nanking on three levels: as an historical event, as a legal case, and as an object in the Chinese people’s collective consciousness.

The Publishers Weekly

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Total Pages : 900 pages
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Presbyterian Survey

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Total Pages : 1108 pages
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