Comfort stations and sexual violence as remembered by Okinawans during World War II
Dissertation
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Leiden ; Boston
Brill
2020
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| Schriftenreihe: | International comparative social studies
volume 44 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Dissertation "Okinawa, the only Japanese prefecture invaded by US forces in 1945, was forced to accommodate 146 "military comfort stations" from 1941-45. How did Okinawans view these intrusive spaces and their impact on regional society? Interviews, survivor testimonies, and archival documents show that the Japanese army manipulated comfort stations to isolate local communities, facilitate "spy hunts," and foster a fear of rape by Americans that induced many Okinawans to choose death over life. The rape phobia spawned by the US occupation (1945-72) perpetuated that "politics of sex" into the postwar era. This study of war, sexual violence, and postcolonial memory sees the comfort stations as discursive spaces of remembrance where contradictory war experiences can be articulated, exchanged, and mutually reassessed. Winner of the 2017 Prize for New Okinawa Literature granted by the Okinawa Times. Winner of the 2017 Best Publication Award of the Year by the Okinawa Times." |
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| Beschreibung: | "This book was first published in 2016 as "Okinawa Senjō no Kioku to 'Ianjo'" by Inpakuto Shuppankai, Tokyo, ISBN 9784755402593. The English translation is an abridged version of the Japanese original publication." |
| Beschreibung: | XI, 564 Seiten 35 Illustrationen, 20 Karten |
| ISBN: | 9789004338661 978-90-04-33866-1 |