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Politics of Redress : War Damage Compensation and Restitution in Indonesia and the Philippines, 1940-1957.
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 dest...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
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Brill,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- THE POLITICS OF REDRESS; THE POLITICS OF REDRESS; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; CHAPTER I Introduction; Redress; War damage compensation and restitution; Sources; How to read this book; Spelling; CHAPTER II Era of change; The Dutch East Indies in the 1930s; The Philippines: sugar and planters' politics; Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere; Philippine independence and the nation's 'special relationship' with the USA; Revolution and independence in Indonesia; The American occupation of Japan; CHAPTER III War damage; Pre-emptive demolition; Rampok; Brisbane plans.
- New war, more damageThe Hens Committee; The Hart Committee; Reparations?; The War Damage Council and Bureau; The 1946 Philippine War Rehabilitation Act; USA: beacon to follow; Summary; CHAPTER IV Scorched earth, soft peace; Damage registration; Zorab's rearguard action; No compensation?; Legal hair-splitting; Claims; Indonesian viewpoints; Article 14b of the Peace Treaty; The Back Pay Committee; Summary; CHAPTER V The spoils of war; Enemy property; Japanese 'administration'; Economic mobilization; Tekisan Kanribu; Defeat the enemy with diamonds!; The Army and private enterprise.