Women and Soldiers: Sexual Violence and Survival Strategies in Occupied Japan by Chazono, Toshimi

Women and Soldiers: Sexual Violence and Survival Strategies in Occupied Japan

After World War II, for a variety of reasons, some women in Japan had intimate relations with...
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Author: Toshimi Chazono
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Women and Soldiers: Sexual Violence and Survival Strategies in Occupied Japan by Chazono, Toshimi

Women and Soldiers: Sexual Violence and Survival Strategies in Occupied Japan

CHF 59.68

Women and Soldiers: Sexual Violence and Survival Strategies in Occupied Japan

CHF 59.68
Author: Toshimi Chazono
Format: Paperback
Language: English
After World War II, for a variety of reasons, some women in Japan had intimate relations with occupying US soldiers. These women were called ' panpan', a derogatory label, and to this day have been forced by society's overwhelming disapproval to remain silent about their experiences. Many of the women have now passed away and can no longer tell their own stories. To provide a voice for them, the author has gathered the oral histories of sixty-three of those called panpan to revive and reframe their experiences with Occupation soldiers, including rape, prostitution, love and marriage. There is an overwhelming asymmetry of power between victorious soldiers (men) and women in a defeated country. However, the author reinterprets this as a space where relations of interaction, understanding and practice can be nurtured, rather than one defined by division and confrontation. The author attempts to re-position panpan as women who use their agency (activism exercised under restricted conditions) despite being exposed to the violence of occupation. This book is another story of the Occupation, a history of the postwar period re-drawn from the perspective of stigmatized women.

Author: Toshimi Chazono
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
Published: 06/01/2024
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781920850388

About the Author
Toshimi Chazono, PhD in literature, is a researcher at the Graduate School of Humanities, Kyoto University. She specializes in historical sociology, and her recent research interest is in sexual violence, sexuality and gender representations in the occupied territories after World War II.


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