Reviews for Contemporary Politics in the Far East

The average rating for Contemporary Politics in the Far East based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-09-09 00:00:00 Norman Nelsen This book is a scholastic review of primary sources which detail the very graphic and offensive process of nationalized prostitution by the Japanese. It all started with Japan's brutal invasion of Korea. While occupying Korea the Japanese military would use Korean women as official prostitutes. Women were kidnapped from their homes and forced into sexual service. The Japanese felt this would protect the "pure" Japanese women from the soldiers. The process would not stop there. As the World War ended and the United States occupied Japan, the Comfort Women system went into full force to support the GI's that were now occupying Japan. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the brutality of war, women's studies, or anyone who has idealized the United States and its military. It is a clear warning to keep watchful eye on policy and politics in times of war.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-08-23 00:00:00 Tomas Jansson This is an uncompromising read, that illustrates the depths, the depravities and the sheer cruelty that one human being can extend to another. The Japanese revisionist say that none of this happened. How many times have we heard the far right Eurocentric revisionist lay the same claims with regard to the Death Camps of Nazi Germany. What happened to these women across the occupied and colonised countries of South east and East Asia one cannot even begin to really comprehend. The fact we as a global community still don't really know all the facts leave me personally with more questions. Why did the West and the Allies not seek justice for these women in the same aggressive manner that they did when investigating and putting on trial members of the Nazi regime? This is a book that everyone should read as dark and as dreadful as it's tales are. Only by knowing the full extent of this shameful almost forgotten treatment of women during WWII can we ensure that this type of abuse and torture during times of conflict does not continue