Ianfu, the comfort women of the Japanese Imperial Army of the Pacific War : broken silence

Author(s)

• Schmidt, David A.

Bibliographic Information

Ianfu, the comfort women of the Japanese Imperial Army of the Pacific War : broken silence

David Andrew Schmidt

（Japanese studies, v. 10）

Edwin Mellen Press, c2000

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

• The setting - shadow and light
• the issue - South Korea's call for an apology, 1900
• the Japanese government is officially sued, December 1991
• the Japanese government admits a role in the "ianfu" issue in the face of overwhelming evidence, July 1992
• Japan's annexation of Korea, 1910-1945, and the road to war - forced labor - implementation of the "ianfu" system - prostitutes and prostitution in Japan before World War II - war and the abuse of women
• today's memories - scars that never heal - testimony of former "ianfu"
• testimony of former Imperial Army soldiers
• testimony of former United States soldiers
• prospects for the future. Conclusion.

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Details

• NCID: BA47161765
• ISBN:
  • 0773478256
• LCCN: 99049897
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Lewiston, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 218 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : D810.C698
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA20727184