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In December 1937, in what was then the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (Nanjing) and within weeks not only looted and burned the defenceless city, but systematically raped, tortured and murdered more than 300,000 Chinese civilians. The story of this atrocity continues to be denied by the Japanese government. Based on extensive interviews with survivors and newly discovered documents in four different languages (many never before published), Iris Chang has written what will surely be the definitive, English language history of this episode.
| ISBN | 0140277447 | | Pages | 304 | | ISBN13 | 9780140277449
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 262 | | Imprint | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780141007885 | | Publication date | 01 Sep 1998 | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Non-book description | 304 | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Library of Congress | 97024137 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY | 940.54050951136 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Alternative ISBN | 9781433266447 |
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"The first comprehensive examination of the destruction of this Chinese imperial city...Ms. Chang, whose grandparents narrowly escaped the carnage, has skillfully excavated from oblivion the terrible events that took place." --The Wall Street Journal"A powerful new work of history and moral inquiry. Chang takes great care to establish an accurate accounting of the dimensions of the violence." --Chicago Tribune"Chang reminds us that however blinding the atrocities in Nanking may be, they are not forgettable--at least not without peril to civilization itself." --The Detroit News"A story that Chang recovers with raw urgency...an important step towards recognition of this tragedy." --San Francisco Bay Guardian  Be the first to write a customer review
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