Ianfu, the comfort women of the Japanese Imperial Army of the Pacific War : broken silence /
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Author / Creator: | Schmidt, David A., 1967- |
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Imprint: | Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2000. |
Description: | vi, 218 p. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Japanese studies ; vol. 10 Japanese studies (Lewiston, N.Y.) ; v. 10. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4240912 |
Summary: | Three former comfort women, Koreans, broke their silence in 1991 and sued the Japanese government and requested a formal apology and reparations. Their lawsuit made the international community aware of the ianfu issue, which had been concealed for half a century. |
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Physical Description: | vi, 218 p. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: | 0773478256 |