Whose comfort? : body, sexuality and identities of Korean 'comfort women' and Japanese soldiers during WWII / Yonson Ahn.
| Author/creator | Ahn, Yonson, 1963- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, [2020] |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | xvi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Body, sexuality and identities of Korean 'comfort women' and Japanese soldiers during WWII |
| Contents | The military 'comfort women': an introduction -- Speaking the unspeakable: overwhelming encounters -- The making of a warrior -- Contested bodies: the making of military 'comfort women' -- Current 'comfort women' issues: breaking the silence and global solidarity. |
| Abstract | "This book examines the system of military 'comfort women' in World War II created and maintained to provide sexual servitude to its armed forces by Japan during World War II. The ways in which body, sexuality and identity are deployed in the maintenance of colonial/nationalist power, patriarchal relations and ethnic hierarchies are explored in this work. To achieve this objective requires examining issues of body politics, power, femininity and military masculinity, all of which are entangled in the context of the 'comfort women' system. This volume relies mainly on presonal narratives, including testimonies and life histories of Korean 'comfort women' victims/survivors and Japanese veterans obtained from interviews that the author conducted as well as from previously published testimonies." -- Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196). |
| LCCN | 2019943872 |
| ISBN | 9789811206344 hardback |
| ISBN | 9811206341 hardback |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D810.C698 A55 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |