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The Nightless City
Geisha and Courtesan Life in Old Tokyo (Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science)

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Paperback, 496 pages
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USA, 1 September 2007

Written over a century ago, this pioneer study was the first to venture behind the teahouse doors of the Yoshiwara quarter, Tokyo's red-light district. It remains unsurpassed as the definitive survey of geisha and courtesan life, with meticulous descriptions of traditional training, dress, social hierarchy, and erotic practices. 49 black-and-white illustrations; 2 maps.


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Written over a century ago, this pioneer study was the first to venture behind the teahouse doors of the Yoshiwara quarter, Tokyo's red-light district. It remains unsurpassed as the definitive survey of geisha and courtesan life, with meticulous descriptions of traditional training, dress, social hierarchy, and erotic practices. 49 black-and-white illustrations; 2 maps.

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9780486455631
ISBN
0486455637
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11.4 x 2.5 x 21.6 centimeters (0.32 kg)
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