No concessions : the life of Yap Thiam Hien, Indonesian human rights lawyer / Daniel S. Lev ; introduction by Benedict Anderson ; and contributions by Arlene O. Lev ... [et al.]
Aceh -- Java -- Batavia -- From Sukabumi to Leiden -- Jakarta -- Hazardous waters -- At sea in peranakan politics -- The Baperki wars -- Out of the ethnic cage -- Into New Order Indonesia -- Early New Order battlefields -- Reform frontiers -- Law as politics : a sidetrip to detention -- Epilogue : a steady course / Arlene O. Lev -- Postscript : New Order landmark cases / Sebastiaan Pompe and Ibrahim Assegaf -- Appendix : defense summation in Asep Suryaman trial / Yap Thiam Hien
Summary
A biography of human rights lawyer Yap Thiam Hien (1913-1989) that focuses on the country's contemporary political turmoil and struggle for human rights, the workings of Indonesia's legal system, and the history of the Chinese community there.-- Publisher's description
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
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