No Concessions: The Life of Yap Thiam Hien, Indonesian Human Rights Lawyer (Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies) - Softcover

Lev, Daniel S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0295993367 ISBN 13: 9780295993362

Publisher: University of Washington Press, 2013

Synopsis

The compelling personal story of human rights lawyer Yap Thiam Hien (1913-1989) brings decades of modern Indonesian history to life. No Concessions is a penetrating analysis of the trajectory of the Chinese minority in Indonesia over close to a century and the remarkable making of a civic leader. Without abandoning his ethnic roots, Yap transcended them by becoming a courageous legal defender of civil and human rights of all oppressed Indonesians, including former communists and radical Muslims.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel S. Lev (1931-2006) was professor of political science at the University of Washington. Among his publications are Legal Evolution and Political Authority in Indonesia: Selected Essays; Islamic Courts in Indonesia: A Study in the Political Bases of Legal Institutions; The Transition to Guided Democracy: Indonesian Politics, 1957-1959, and, as coeditor, Making Indonesia.

Review:

". . . masterly biography . . ."―Gerry Van Klinken, Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde

"This book provides important insights into the history of political repression, racism and discrimination in Indonesia through the life of one man. It also makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of Indonesian legal history. This book will inform and inspire a new generation . . ."―Melissa Crouch, Australian Journal of Asian Law, v13.1

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0295993367
• ISBN 13: 9780295993362
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 466