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Asia Perspectives Ser.: History, Society and Culture: Comfort Women : Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II by Yoshimi Yoshiaki and Yoshiaki Yoshimi (2000, Hardcover)
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COMFORT WOMEN: SEXUAL SLAVERY IN THE JAPANESE MILITARY DURING WORLD WAR II (ASIA PERSPECTIVES: HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE) By Yoshiaki Yoshimi & Suzanne O'brien - Hardcover **Mint Condition**.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-10023112032X
ISBN-139780231120326
eBay Product ID (ePID)16038297965
Product Key Features
Number of Pages262 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameComfort Women : Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II
SubjectAbuse / General, Military / World War II, Asia / Japan, Asia / General, Women's Studies, Violence in Society, Prostitution & Sex Trade
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Social Science, History
AuthorYoshimi Yoshiaki, Yoshiaki Yoshimi
SeriesAsia Perspectives Ser.: History, Society and Culture
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17.1 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-030305
Reviews" Comfort Women'scommand of documentary materials makes it a landmark for historians, human rights activists and general readers." -- Georgette Fleischer, Los Angeles Times Book Review, "it is necessary and compelling reading...invaluable addition...fascinating" -- Wendy Anderson, Asian Studies Review, "Yoshimi, a reputable historian/scholar... has meticulously sleuthed out chronological data, exposing from its bitter outset that sordid, endless business of sexual slavery. Yoshimi's account extends to the essence of feminist political purpose... The book makes solid headway toward legitimizing his demands for public access to still-secret documents; acknowledging and apologizing for all violations of international law and war crimes and for failure to punish guilty parties; rehabilitating and compensating victims... A vigorous work, enhanced by a precise, graceful translation." -- Choice, "Yoshiaki's invaluable study explodes the claims of Japanese right-wing nationalists that comfort women were merely wartime prostitutes... Citing official military records and correspondence, he proves beyond doubt that the victims of this monstrous system were actually sex slaves subjected to repetitive rape and violence... [this book] belongs in most libraries." -- Library Journal (starred review), "As a piece of historical literature, Comfort Womenis interesting as an in-depth look at the politics and psychology of a particular time, as much as it is a chronology of what happened to the comfort women and why they were forgotten. One of the most interesting things about it, however, is its unique place in history as the virtual smoking gun that supplied the damning evidence the world needed to hear in order to fully understand and come to grips with this issue....A convincing writer and powerful advocate, Yoshimi has shown by words and actions his willingness to campaign not only as an intellectual who loves the truth, but as a person of tough moral fiber who will stand up for human rights, even as a majority of one." -- Martha Vickery, Korean Quarterly
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Original LanguageJapanese
Dewey Decimal940.54/05/082095
Table Of ContentTranslator's Introduction Author's Introduction to the English Edition The Emergence of the Issue 1. The Course and Conditions of the Establishment of the Military Comfort Station System: From the First Shanghai Incident to the Start of All-Out War in China 2. Expansion Into Southeast Asia and the Pacific: The Period of the Asia Pacific War 3. How Were the Women Rounded Up? Comfort Women's Testimonies and Soldiers' Recollections 4. The Lives Comfort Women Were Forced to Lead 5. Violations of International Law and War Crime Trials 6. Conditions After the Defeat Conclusion Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisYoshimi provides a wealth of documentation and testimony to prove the existence of some 2,000 "comfort stations" where as many as 200,000 women of varying nationalities, euphemistically known as "comfort women," were imprisoned and forced to engage in sexual activity with Japanese military personnel., First brought to the attention of the Japanese public in 1991 when three Korean women filed suit in Tokyo District Court charging that they were forced into sexual servitude by the Japanese military during World War II, the existence of comfort stations and the military's role in running them have been hotly debated in Japan. How large a role did the military, and by extension the government, play in setting up and administering these camps? Were the women in actuality willing prostitutes freely offering their services, as some officials have averred, or victims of deception and, in some cases, kidnapping?
LC Classification NumberD810.C698Y6713 2000
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