War and State Terrorism

Mark Selden is professor of sociology and history at Binghamton University and professorial associate in the East Asia Program at Cornell University. Alvin Y. So is professor in the Division of Social Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: War and State TerrorismChapter 2 The United States and Japan in Twentieth-Century Asian WarsChapter 3 State Terror versus Humanitarian LawChapter 4 American Air Power and Nuclear Strategy in Northeast Asia since 1945Chapter 5 When God(s) and Buddhas Go to WarChapter 6 Japanese Racism, War, and the POW ExperienceChapter 7 The Waters Covered the Earth: China's War-Induced Natural DisastersChapter 8 Drugs and Oil: The Deep Politics of U.S. Asian WarsChapter 9 War, Genocide, and Resistance in East Timor, 1975-99: Comparative Reflections on CambodiaChapter 10 Resisting State Terror: The Anti-Vietnam War MovementChapter 11 Resisting Nuclear Terror: Japanese and American Antinuclear Movements since 1945

These perceptive and deeply informed essays should be studied carefully by those who hope to comprehend the past and play a constructive part in shaping a better future.