The Tokyo war crimes trial : the pursuit of justice in the wake of World War II / Yuma Totani.

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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

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62122

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Author:

Totani, Yuma, 1972-

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Harvard East Asian monographs ; 299.

Subject:

International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

War crime trials -- Japan.

Contents:

1. Lessons from Nuremberg --2. The trial of Emperor Hirohito? --3. Tojo and other suspects --4. Narrative of the war --5. Leadership responsibility for war crimes --6. Nanking and the Death Railway --7. Documenting Japanese atrocities --8. The first trial analysts --9. Pal's dissent and its repurcussions.

Summary:

This book assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and is based on extensive research in Japanese, American, Australian and Indian archives.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9780674028708

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Phys. description:

xiv, 335 p. : ill. ; 23 cm