The compelling personal story of human rights lawyer Yap Thiam Hien 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.
Language
English
Pages
466
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Release
November 07, 2011
ISBN
0295991143
ISBN 13
9780295991146
No Concessions: The Life of Yap Thiam Hien, Indonesian Human Rights Lawyer
The compelling personal story of human rights lawyer Yap Thiam Hien 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.