China's Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism, Sachbücher

Once sidelined from public memory, World War II is now a historical touchstone in China. Rana Mitter links reassessment of the war to China's rising nationalism. At home, Chinese use the war to shape conflicted identities, abroad the war with Japan is now treated as a Chinese victory, a founding myth for a people destined to shape the global order.