The wages of guilt memories of war in germany and japan buruma ian isbn 9781590178584 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The wages of guilt memories of war in germany and japan buruma ian isbn 9780374285951 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Wages of guilt memories of war in germany and japan buruma ian isbn 9781843549604 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The wages of guilt is subtitled memories of war in germany and japan but it is really far more an exploration of the many and varied ways in which cataclysm has shaped national identity in our century the import of mr burumas work is not limited to the losers of world war ii the very idea that a nation can and should be held accountable for its history that a people can collectively experience remorse guilt or atonement is one of our age . Since moving to japan i got more and more interested in history especially the recent history of the 20th century the book i just finished ian buruma wiki home page wages of guilt memories of war in germany and japan independent nyrb has been a revelation for me