Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-222) and index.
Introduction: Victimhood and government accountability -- 1. Explaining redress outcomes -- 2. Constructing victimhood and villainy in Japan and Korea -- 3. Hansesn's disease survivors' rights -- 4. The politics of hepatitis C-tainted blood products -- 5. The North Korean abductions and abductee families' activism -- Conclusion: The politics of redress