How WWII changed ideas of racial purity in Japan
February 16, 2026
February 16, 2026
ITHACA, New York, Feb. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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How WWII changed ideas of racial purity in Japan
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War, for all its violence and destruction, is not just about death; sex and birth are also realities of war, historian Kristin Roebuck points out.
"When people meet in battlefields and occupied lands, quick and often coercive intimacy follows," said Roebuck, assistant professor of history in . . .
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How WWII changed ideas of racial purity in Japan
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War, for all its violence and destruction, is not just about death; sex and birth are also realities of war, historian Kristin Roebuck points out.
"When people meet in battlefields and occupied lands, quick and often coercive intimacy follows," said Roebuck, assistant professor of history in . . .