The Australian pursuit of Japanese war criminals, 1943-1957 : from foe to friend / Dean Aszkielowicz.

By:

Aszkielowicz, Dean [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2018Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789888390427
9888390422

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Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:

341.69026894052 23

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KZ1185

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Contents:

Abbreviations; Conventions; Introduction; 1. Japan and Australia, 1944-1946: The Early Domestic and Regional Context; 2. Building a Case against the War Criminals: Law and Investigation; 3. Procedure; 4. The First Phase of the Prosecutions, 1945-1948; 5. The Changing Political Context; 6. The Second Phase: Manus Island; 7. Post-trial: Repatriation of War Criminals; 8. A New Direction: The Release of War Criminals; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: Previous scholarship on trials of war criminals focussed on the legal proceedings with only tacit acknowledgement of the political and social context. Dean Aszkielowicz argues here that the trials of Class B and Class C Japanese war criminals in Australia were not only an attempt to punish Japan for its militaristic ventures but also a move to exert influence over the future course of Japanese society, politics and foreign policy as well as to cement Australia's position in the Pacific region as a major power.

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Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Previous scholarship on trials of war criminals focussed on the legal proceedings with only tacit acknowledgement of the political and social context. Dean Aszkielowicz argues here that the trials of Class B and Class C Japanese war criminals in Australia were not only an attempt to punish Japan for its militaristic ventures but also a move to exert influence over the future course of Japanese society, politics and foreign policy as well as to cement Australia's position in the Pacific region as a major power.