Imagining Prostitution in Modern Japan, 1850-1913


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Description

This cultural history examines representations of pleasure work during Japan's transformation into a modern nation-state. It traces the figure of the prostitute in the context of Japanese nation- and empire-building immediately before and during the Meiji era.

Author: Ann Marie L. Davis
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 09/29/2020
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d
ISBN13: 9781498542166
ISBN10: 1498542166
BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia | Japan
- Psychology | Human Sexuality (see also Social Science | Human Sexuality)

About the Author
Ann Marie Davis is assistant professor of Japanese studies at The Ohio State University.