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1531504965 rar A critical introduction to how the Nagasaki atomic bombing has been remembered, especially in contrast to that of Hiroshima. In the decades following the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, the citys residents processed their trauma and formed narratives of the destruction and reconstruction in ways that reflected their regional history and social makeup. In doing so, they created a multi-layered urban identity as an atomic-bombed city that differed markedly from Hiroshimas image. Shadows of Nagasaki traces how Nagasakis trauma, history, and memory of the bombing manifested through some of the citys many post-atomic memoryscapes, such as literature, religious discourse, art, historical landmarks, commemorative spaces, and architecture. In addition, the book pays particular attention to how the citys history of international culture, exemplified best perhaps by the regions Christian (especially Catholic) past, informed its response to the atomic trauma and shaped its postwar urban identity. Key historical actors in the volumes chapters include writers, Japanese- Catholic leaders, atomic-bombing survivors (known as Read more