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    Prayers in Stone: Nagasaki's A-bomb Heritage Sites: Japanese History, #2
    Survivors: The A-bombed Trees of Hiroshima: Japanese History, #1
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    Japanese History Series

    By David Petersen and Mandy Conti

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    Richly illustrated, and with a wealth of materials never before available in English, this book provides an overview of more than 200 of Nagasaki's A-bomb heritage sites. The entries are organized into a series of tours for the convenience of tourists actually visiting the city, and to give the general reader a sense of the layout and proximity to the hypocenter. In addition to a foreword, introduction, postscript, and reference section, it includes new translations of A-bomb literature written by several atomic survivors. Based on a one-year stay in the city by the authors. From the Foreword: " Finally, in keeping with the title of this book, I pray that the stories represented here will help to combat complacency about the threat of nuclear weapons, an attitude that is growing ever more pervasive as the collective experience of Hiroshima and Nagasaki fades into history."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Petersen
    Release dateFeb 26, 2022
    Prayers in Stone: Nagasaki's A-bomb Heritage Sites: Japanese History, #2
    Survivors: The A-bombed Trees of Hiroshima: Japanese History, #1

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      Survivors: The A-bombed Trees of Hiroshima: Japanese History, #1
      Survivors: The A-bombed Trees of Hiroshima: Japanese History, #1

      Survivors: The A-bombed Trees of Hiroshima: Japanese History, #1

      David Petersen
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      Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, built at what was once the hypocenter of an atomic blast, is the most visible sign of the city's renaissance as a force for peace in 21st century politics. But it is not the only reminder of the spirit of Hiroshima. Less well-known are the scores of "survivors" dotting the metropolitan landscape. These treasured trees, shrubs, and groves date from before the bombing on August 6th 1945. They were spared from annihilation, and are now carefully tended by the schools, homes, temples, and shrines entrusted by fate with their care. Based on a three-year stay in the city by the authors, this pictorial journey into the heart of Hiroshima documents more than 50 sites and 75 trees. There are maps, bilingual place names and addresses, snapshots of local culture, and overviews of each species of plant. Never-before published translations of essays by the a-bomb survivor Tamiki Hara are also included as meditations on the meaning of peace in difficult times.

      Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, built at what was once the hypocenter of an atomic blast, is the most visible sign of the city's renaissance as a force for peace in 21st century politics. But it is not the only reminder of the spirit of Hiroshima. Less well-known are the scores of "survivors" dotting the metropolitan landscape. These treasured trees, shrubs, and groves date from before the bombing on August 6th 1945. They were spared from annihilation, and are now carefully tended by the schools, homes, temples, and shrines entrusted by fate with their care. Based on a three-year stay in the city by the authors, this pictorial journey into the heart of Hiroshima documents more than 50 sites and 75 trees. There are maps, bilingual place names and addresses, snapshots of local culture, and overviews of each species of plant. Never-before published translations of essays by the a-bomb survivor Tamiki Hara are also included as meditations on the meaning of peace in difficult times.

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      Prayers in Stone: Nagasaki's A-bomb Heritage Sites: Japanese History, #2
      Prayers in Stone: Nagasaki's A-bomb Heritage Sites: Japanese History, #2

      Prayers in Stone: Nagasaki's A-bomb Heritage Sites: Japanese History, #2

      David Petersen
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      Richly illustrated, and with a wealth of materials never before available in English, this book provides an overview of more than 200 of Nagasaki's A-bomb heritage sites. The entries are organized into a series of tours for the convenience of tourists actually visiting the city, and to give the general reader a sense of the layout and proximity to the hypocenter. In addition to a foreword, introduction, postscript, and reference section, it includes new translations of A-bomb literature written by several atomic survivors. Based on a one-year stay in the city by the authors. From the Foreword: " Finally, in keeping with the title of this book, I pray that the stories represented here will help to combat complacency about the threat of nuclear weapons, an attitude that is growing ever more pervasive as the collective experience of Hiroshima and Nagasaki fades into history."

      Richly illustrated, and with a wealth of materials never before available in English, this book provides an overview of more than 200 of Nagasaki's A-bomb heritage sites. The entries are organized into a series of tours for the convenience of tourists actually visiting the city, and to give the general reader a sense of the layout and proximity to the hypocenter. In addition to a foreword, introduction, postscript, and reference section, it includes new translations of A-bomb literature written by several atomic survivors. Based on a one-year stay in the city by the authors. From the Foreword: " Finally, in keeping with the title of this book, I pray that the stories represented here will help to combat complacency about the threat of nuclear weapons, an attitude that is growing ever more pervasive as the collective experience of Hiroshima and Nagasaki fades into history."

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