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“Putting Broken Pieces Back Together”
Reconciliation, Justice, and Heritage in Post‐Conflict Situations
This chapter addresses the intersection of heritage and reconciliation in post‐conflict environments. Using case studies from Cambodia and Japan, it illustrates the tensions between reconciliation, justice, and peace for aggrieved individuals and broader concerns for building stable post‐conflict environments. It is argued that in both cases the management of post‐conflict heritage was shaped by powerful forces that focused on stability, which has marginalized victims of conflict and genocide. Nationally endorsed heritage sites in Cambodia present a focused narrative exonerating many who participated in Khmer Rouge atrocities, preventing millions of citizens from receiving closure. In Japan, World War II heritage sites obscure the nature of Japanese culpability and emphasize narratives of Japanese victimhood regarding the use of atomic bombs, to the concern of countries occupied by the Japanese during the war. Both cases demonstrate the complexities of managing post‐conflict heritage, and they raise important questions about the positioning of victims in post‐conflict narratives.
“Putting Broken Pieces Back Together”
Reconciliation, Justice, and Heritage in Post‐Conflict Situations
This chapter addresses the intersection of heritage and reconciliation in post‐conflict environments. Using case studies from Cambodia and Japan, it illustrates the tensions between reconciliation, justice, and peace for aggrieved individuals and broader concerns for building stable post‐conflict environments. It is argued that in both cases the management of post‐conflict heritage was shaped by powerful forces that focused on stability, which has marginalized victims of conflict and genocide. Nationally endorsed heritage sites in Cambodia present a focused narrative exonerating many who participated in Khmer Rouge atrocities, preventing millions of citizens from receiving closure. In Japan, World War II heritage sites obscure the nature of Japanese culpability and emphasize narratives of Japanese victimhood regarding the use of atomic bombs, to the concern of countries occupied by the Japanese during the war. Both cases demonstrate the complexities of managing post‐conflict heritage, and they raise important questions about the positioning of victims in post‐conflict narratives.
“Putting Broken Pieces Back Together”
Reconciliation, Justice, and Heritage in Post‐Conflict Situations
Logan, William (editor) / Craith, Máiréad Nic (editor) / Kockel, Ullrich (editor) / Daly, Patrick (author) / Chan, Benjamin (author)
A Companion to Heritage Studies ; 491-506
2015-05-27
16 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
reconciliation , post‐conflict , heritage , Cambodia , Japan
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