Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

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First published: December 1, 2025 - Last updated: December 1, 2025

TITLE INFORMATION

Author: Mary M. McCarthy

Title: Knowledge production and activism on the ‘comfort women’ in Northeast and Southeast Asia

Subtitle: -

Journal: Women's History Review

Volume: 34

Issue: 5: Knowledge Production and Activism on the ‘Comfort Women’ in Northeast and Southeast Asia (Edited by Mary M. McCarthy)

Year: July 2025 (Published online: April 21, 2025)

Pages: 675-681

pISSN: 0961-2025 - Find a Library: WorldCat | eISSN: 1747-583X - Find a Library: WorldCat

Language: English

Keywords: Modern History: 20th Century, 21st Century | Asian History: Japanese History | Types: Forced Prostitution / "Comfort Women" System; Types: Wartime Sexual Violence / Asia-Pacific War



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Author: Mary M. McCarthy, Department of Political Science, Drake University

Abstract: »This introductory article presents the frame and impetus for our special issue on the ‘comfort women’ in Northeast and Southeast Asia. The objective of this article is to showcase this collection as part of a learning community of scholars, to provide an overview of the contributing articles, and to highlight the themes that unite us, focusing on the intersection of gender, identity, the state, and colonialism.« (Source: Women's History Review)

Contents:
  Abstract (p. 675)
  Introduction (p. 675)
  Our learning community (p. 677)
  The contributions to this special issue (p. 677)
  What’s in a name? (p. 679)
  Notes (p. 680)
  Acknowledgements (p. 680)
  Disclosure statement (p. 680)
  Notes on contributor (p. 681)

Wikipedia: History of Asia: History of Japan / Shōwa era | Prostitution: Forced prostitution / Comfort women | Sex and the law: Wartime sexual violence / Sexual violence in World War II | War: Pacific War / Japanese war crimes