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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812351303321

Autore

Keppy Peter

Titolo

The politics of redress : war damage compensation and restitution in Indonesia and the Philippines, 1940-1957 / / Peter Keppy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, : KITLV Press, 2010

ISBN

90-04-25373-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 p.)

Collana

Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, , 1572-1892 ; ; 263

Disciplina

940.5

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Reparations

World War, 1939-1945 - Indonesia

World War, 1939-1945 - Philippines

War damage compensation - Indonesia

War damage compensation - Philippines

Indonesia History

Philippines History

Indonesia Politics and government

Philippines Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-274).

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- CHAPTER I: Introduction -- CHAPTER II: Era of change -- CHAPTER III: War damage -- CHAPTER IV: Scorched earth, soft peace -- CHAPTER V: The spoils of war -- CHAPTER VI: Restitution: laying the groundwork -- CHAPTER VII: Restitution in practice -- CHAPTER VIII: Tracing the loot -- CHAPTER IX: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the aftermath of World War II in Asia as described in a sobering and insightful history of two types of redress: compensation for material war damage and restitution of looted property. Japanese Army units and citizens stole goods while shelling and bombardment by all sides destroyed factories, offices and residential neighbourhoods. How were these cases of material damage and loss to be rectified, and who was to rectify them? What financial means and legal precedents were there to fall back on at a time of



decolonization, independence struggle, and shifting alliances on the brink of the Cold War? The politics of redress makes an important contribution to the study of law and society in Southeast Asia. It lays bare the complex web of interconnections between politics, law and economy from a comparative historical perspective. The translation of this book was funded by the Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research).