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December 23rd, 2010, 08:02 PM
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#1 | | Citizen
Joined: Dec 2010 From: USA, Milwaukee Posts: 14 | Nanking, 1937
I'm surprised not to see any coverage on these events. The Rape of Nanking is one of the absolute best books i have ever held. Disgusting in most of its pages.
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December 23rd, 2010, 08:15 PM
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#2 | | Historian
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 5,643 | Re: Nanking, 1937
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Originally Posted by drago  I'm surprised not to see any coverage on these events. The Rape of Nanking is one of the absolute best books i have ever held. Disgusting in most of its pages. | The author, Iris Chang, killed herself because of depression, probably from her researches on the atrocities.
Why don't you share some of the things from the book?
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December 23rd, 2010, 08:35 PM
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#3 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 888 | Re: Nanking, 1937
Her depression may have stemmed from criticism by some scholars of her work as containing factual errors, plagurized passages, and inaccuracies regarding some of the disturbing images included in the book.
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December 23rd, 2010, 08:38 PM
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#4 | | Historian
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 5,643 | Re: Nanking, 1937
What are those factual errors, plagiarisms, and inaccuracies that you spoke of?
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Last edited by Mandate of Heaven; December 23rd, 2010 at 08:56 PM.
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December 23rd, 2010, 08:56 PM
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#5 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 888 | Re: Nanking, 1937
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Originally Posted by Mandate of Heaven I don't see you having any depression. |
It is certainly sad that a person took her own life in such a manner, but why would that cause me to have depression?
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December 23rd, 2010, 08:57 PM
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#6 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 888 | Re: Nanking, 1937
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December 23rd, 2010, 08:57 PM
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#7 | | Historian
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 5,643 | Re: Nanking, 1937
I was teasing you...  | | | |
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December 23rd, 2010, 08:58 PM
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#8 | | Suspended indefinitely
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 888 | Re: Nanking, 1937
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Originally Posted by Mandate of Heaven I was teasing you... |
Yet another thing to sail right over my head...  | | | |
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December 23rd, 2010, 09:02 PM
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#9 | | Historian
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 5,643 | Re: Nanking, 1937
Thank you for the link, but it sort of left me wanting.
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December 23rd, 2010, 09:02 PM
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#10 | | Historian
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 5,643 | Re: Nanking, 1937
I apologize. Will that do?
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