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02821aam a2200373 i 4500 001 B557A45EF5D411E7B33F7C0497128E48 003 SILO 005 20180110010212 008 170323t20172017cc b 001 0 eng c 020 $a 9888390724 020 $a 9789888390724 035 $a (OCoLC)986994291 040 $a AU@ $b eng $e rda $c AU@ $d OCLCO $d SINUS $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d GZL $d GWL $d SILO 042 $a anuc $a anuc 043 $a a-ja--- $a a-ja--- 050 4 $a KU43 $b .A89 2017 082 04 $a 341.6/90268 $2 23 100 1 $a Aszkielowicz, Dean, $e author. 245 14 $a The Australian pursuit of Japanese war criminals, 1943-1957 : $b from foe to friend / $c Dean Aszkielowicz. 264 1 $a Hong Kong : $b Hong Kong University Press, $c [2017] 300 $a 169 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-165) and index. 505 0 $a Japan and Australia, 1944-1946 : the early domestic and regional context -- Building a case against the war criminals : law and investigation -- Procedure -- The first phase of the prosecutions, 1945-1948 -- The changing political context -- the second phase : Manus Island -- Post-trial : repatriation of war criminals -- A new direction : the release of war criminals. 520 $a "Previous scholarship on trials of war criminals focused on the legal proceedings with only tacit acknowledgment of the political and social context. Dean Aszkielowicz argues in [this book] 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. During the Allied occupation of Japan, Australia energetically tried Japanese Class B and Class C war criminals. However, as the Cold War intensified, Japan was increasingly seen by the United States and its allies as a potential ally against communism and was no longer considered a threat to Pacific security. In the 1950s, concerns about the guilt of individual Japanese soldiers made way for pragmatism and political gain when the sentences of war criminals became a political bargaining chip"--Back cover. 650 0 $a War crime trials $z Australia. 650 0 $a War criminals $z Japan. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Law and legislation $z Australia. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Atrocities $z Pacific Area. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. 651 0 $a Japan $x Politics and government $y 1945-1989. 651 0 $a Australia $x Politics and government $y 1945- 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213012711.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B557A45EF5D411E7B33F7C0497128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search