BOOKS
War crimes on Asian women : military sexual slavery by Japan during World War II

Publisher: Asian Women Human Rights Council,


Title Details
  • War crimes on Asian women :
Publishers
  • Manila : Asian Women Human Rights Council,c1998.
Descriptions
  • x, 342 p. :22 x 14 cm.
Isbn
    (softbound)
Subjects
  • Comfort women -- Philippines -- History.
  • Rape victims -- Philippines.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Claims.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Philippines.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 810 W7 W3 1998
Status Item withdrawn
Barcode 14660
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - (softbound)
Title Statement
  • Title - War crimes on Asian women :
  • Remainder of title - military sexual slavery by Japan during World War II /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - edited by Nelia Sancho.
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Manila :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Asian Women Human Rights Council,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1998.
Physical Description
  • Extent - x, 342 p. :
  • Dimensions - 22 x 14 cm.
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - Pt. 2. The case of the Filipino comfort women. Previously untold history of the Filipino "comfort women," among the estimated 100,000-200,000 Asian women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese during World War II.
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - Nelia Sancho was a beauty queen turned activist who joined anti-government forces during the Marcos years. After she was released, she continued her activism particularly in the field of women's rights and the "comfort women," or involuntary sex slaves of the Japanese military. This volume proves an overview of the Philippine Comfort Women situation as of 1995, with a summary of developments, testimonies of surviving victims, status of the case, government action (or lack of it) and official stand. This is an update of an earlier volume published in 1993. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Comfort women
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines
  • General subdivision - History.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Rape victims
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Claims.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Reparations.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Women
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
Personal Name
  • Personal name - Sancho, Nelia