The legacy of crimes committed during the Second World War in East Asia is still a stumbling block for reconciliation and trustful cultural relations between South Korea, China and Japan. The presentation of this issue in history school books is in the focus of a heated public and academic debate. This book written by historians and pedagogues from the three countries offers insight into the construction of historical narratives that are often nation-centered and foster exclusive identity patterns. However, the essays also reveal approaches to a more inclusive regional concept of East Asian history that puts the textbook debate into the wider framework of transitional justice. Contents include: (1) Introduction (Falk Pingel); (2) Japanese Colonial Domination and the Second World War: Politics of Remembrance in South Korea, 1945-2011 (Un-suk Han); (3) The Development of History Teaching in Korea (Hiroto Ide); (4) The Current History Education Curriculum and the System of Textbook Authorization in Korea (Sei-yoon Chang); (5) The Culture of Remembrance in Contemporary Japan: International Historical Issues in the Japanese Mass Media (Atsuko Kawakita); (6) Japan's World History Education and the Significance of Sadao Nishijima's Theory of the East Asian World (Ritsu Ijuin); (7) China in Japan's History Teaching (Biao Yang); (8) Teaching Chinese-Japanese Relations in History Classes of Chinese Secondary Schools (Yueqin Li); (9) The Second World War in World History Textbooks of Korea, China and Japan (Ju-back Shin); (10) Historical Perceptions: Within the Border or beyond the Border? (Ping Bu); (11) Progress in Dialogues on History in East Asia and Future Perspectives (Takahiro Kondo); (12) Experiencing the Writing of a Joint History Textbook for Korean and Japanese Students (Jae-jeong Chung); and (13) Remembering Wars: War Memorial Halls and Historical Disputes in Northeast Asia (Kyung-seok Park).