{"product_id":"a-reckoning-philippine-trials-of-japanese-war-criminals-9780299318604","title":"A Reckoning  Philippine Trials of Japanese War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamination of postwar trials is now a thriving area of research, but Sharon W. Chamberlain is the first to offer an authoritative assessment of the legal proceedings convened in the Philippines. These were trials conducted by Asians, not Western powers, and centred on the abuses suffered by local inhabitants rather than by prisoners of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA riveting historical narrative. Making extensive use of primary sources, it offers a wealth of information and stories of real people through whose eyes Chamberlain unravels the complex postwar matrix of colonization and decolonization, hatred and forgiveness, and hard political and economic calculations.\"\" - Franziska Seraphim, author of \u003ci\u003eWar Memory and Social Politics in Japan, 1945–2005\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote on Japanese Usage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 War Crimes during the Occupation: The Picture That Emerges from the Trials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Rising to the Challenge: Assuming Responsibility for Trials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 The Trials: Questions of Guilt and Innocence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Awaiting Their Fate: Sentence Reviews, Reprieves, and Executions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 From Retribution to Resolution: The Journey from Executions to Pardons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 Constructing Narratives and Assessing Impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036915827031,"sku":"9780299318604","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-reckoning-philippine-trials-of-japanese-war-criminals-9780299318604","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}