{"product_id":"comfort-women-japans-brutal-regime-of-enforced-prostitution-in-the-second-world-war-9780393316940","title":"Comfort Women: Japan's Brutal Regime of Enforced Prostitution in the Second World War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1938 the Japanese Imperial Forces established a \"comfort station\" in Shanghai. This was the first of many officially sanctioned brothels set up across Asia to service the needs of the Japanese forces. It was also the first comfort station where women, many in their early teens, were coaxed, tricked, and forcibly recruited to act as prostitutes for the Japanese military. Using official documents and other original sources never before available, George Hicks tells how well-established and well-organized the comfort system was across the Japanese empire, and how complete was its coverup. He also traces the fight by Japanese and Korean feminist and liberal groups to expose the truth and tells of the complicity of the Japanese government in maintaining the lie. The Comfort Women is an account of a shameful aspect of Japanese society and psychology. It is also an exploration of Japanese racial and gender politics. Above all else, The Comfort Women allows the victims of this unacknowledged war crime to tell their own stories powerfully and poignantly, to speak of their shame and the full magnitude and brutality of the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Hicks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.53w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393316940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/08\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHicks, George:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eGeorge Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e is an anthropologist. Much of his work focuses on the experiences of the Japanese during World War II.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"George Hicks \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47629433503901,"sku":"9780393316940","price":43.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3b719dce-b652-42c9-aafc-53b0e332e177.jpg?v=1770189122","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/comfort-women-japans-brutal-regime-of-enforced-prostitution-in-the-second-world-war-9780393316940","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}