Shadows of Nagasaki Anthea Courtenay and the Enlightenment

and the Enlightenment

Emerging Perspectives in the Study of Folklore and Performance reveals the captivating world where folklore and performance studies meet up

Dr Hilary Cooper is Professor of History and Pedagogy at the University of Cumbria

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Shadows of Nagasaki Anthea Courtenay and the EnlightenmentA 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 city's 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