No Concessions: The Life of Yap Thiam Hien, Indonesian Human Rights Lawyer

by Daniel S. Lev

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295991143
• ISBN13: 9780295991146
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"