Asian labor in the wartime Japanese empire; unknown histories.0765612631 Asian labor in the wartime Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and empire; unknown histories. Ed. by Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. H. Kratoska. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 2005 433 pages $32.95 Paperback HD8726 While the experiences of European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. prisoners of war prisoners of war, in international law, persons captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but extends protection only to combatants. forced to work for the Japanese during World War II have been well documented, the millions of Asians conscripted into forced labor by the Japanese have not received anywhere near as much attention. Hoping to prompt further study into the role of forced Asian labor in Japan's wartime empire, Kratoska (publishing director, Singapore U. Press) presents 17 papers as a representative sampling of Japan's labor policies and the experiences of those forced to work on Japanese projects in Japan, Manchuria, North China, Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaya, the Philippines, and Vietnam. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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