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-
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
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ISBN:0773478256
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1.
  • I.. The Setting
  • II.. Shadow and Light
  • Chapter 2.
  • I.. The Issue
  • II.. South Korea's call for an apology, 1990
  • Chapter 3.
  • I.. The Japanese government is officially sued, December 1991
  • Chapter 4.
  • I.. The Japanese government admits a role in the ianfu issue in the face of overwhelming evidence, July 1992
  • Chapter 5.
  • I.. Japan's annexation of Korea, 1910-1945, and the road to war
  • II.. Forced Labor
  • III.. Implementation of the ianfu system
  • IV.. Prostitutes and Prostitution in Japan before World War II
  • V.. War and the Abuse of Women
  • VI.. Conclusion
  • Chapter 6.
  • I.. Today's Memories-Scars that Never Heal
  • II.. Testimony of former ianfu
  • III.. Testimony of former Imperial Army soldiers
  • IV.. Testimony of former United States soldiers
  • Chapter 7.
  • I.. Prospects for the Future
  • II.. Conclusion
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Index