The Kenpeitai in Java and Sumatra - Tapa blanda

 
9786028397100: The Kenpeitai in Java and Sumatra
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ISBN 10: 6028397105 ISBN 13: 9786028397100
Editorial: Equinox Publishing, 2010

Sinopsis

This collection of memoirs by the Japanese military police (the Kenpeitai) of World War II is often infuriating and frustrating (these disciplined and fanatical former officers freely terrorized and repressed the native populations of Southeast Asia for such crimes as Marxism, Islam, and nationalism). Yet they are documents of great historical significance. The men are self-deceiving and self-glorifying rather than apologetic or self-critical, but the reader is allowed a rare glimpse of what a mind or mind-set justifies to itself during a state of war. These memoirs (only certain Indonesian sections are published here) clarify obscure motives and historical moments of the events during the Pacific War and the Japanese occupation.

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Reseña del editor

This collection of memoirs by the Japanese military police (the Kenpeitai) of World War II is often infuriating and frustrating (these disciplined and fanatical former officers freely terrorized and repressed the native populations of Southeast Asia for such crimes as Marxism, Islam, and nationalism). Yet they are documents of great historical significance. The men are self-deceiving and self-glorifying rather than apologetic or self-critical, but the reader is allowed a rare glimpse of what a mind or mind-set justifies to itself during a state of war. These memoirs (only certain Indonesian sections are published here) clarify obscure motives and historical moments of the events during the Pacific War and the Japanese occupation.

Biografía del autor

David Woodworth has worked for the publishers Vacation Work on their annual titles "Summer Job in Britain "and "Summer Jobs Abroad" for over twenty five years. He studied at Oxford University and remains living in the city with his wife and son.
Guy Hobbs studied at Cambridge University in England and currently lives in Oxford where he works in as a full time writer for Vacation Work. His other books include "Starting a Business in Spain, Live & Work in Portugal "and "Live & Work in Spain."

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Editorial
Equinox Publishing
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
6028397105
ISBN 13 
9786028397100
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
92
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