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The comfort women, historical, political, legal and moral perspectives, Kumagai Naoko ; translated by David Noble

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-220) and index

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non fiction

The comfort women

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Kumagai Naoko ; translated by David Noble

LTCB international library selection, no. 38

historical, political, legal and moral perspectives

This book clarifies the issue of the comfort women with a comprehensive discussion of the main points of contention, addressing Japan's wartime and postwar responsibility, patterns of military prostitution and sexual violence in Japan and other countries, retributive and restorative justice in ethics and law, women's rights and individual compensation in law and politics, the representation of victims' voices, the meaning of reconciliation, the role of national identity in reflecting the past, and Japan-Korea relations."--, Provided by publisher

The current situation -- The background to the comfort women issue -- Established facts and unestablished facts -- How much free will did the comfort women have? -- A multifaceted issue -- Military control of prostitution -- Wartime sexual violence -- Officially licensed prostitution -- Japan's defeat and postwar reparations -- Claims by a variety of victims' groups -- The case of the comfort women -- Why Japan's military regulations did not prevent rape and enforced prostitution -- The Asian Women's Fund -- The debate over the AWF and the failure of dialogue -- Correctives to empiricism -- Comparison with the German Foundation "remembrance, responsibility, and future" -- The evolving concept of women's human rights -- International responses to violence against women -- The Women's International War Crimes Tribunal -- Movement toward resolution -- Korea's challenge to Japan -- Toward dialogue and reconciliation