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Geishas and the floating world : inside Tokyo's Yoshiwara pleasure district /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Longstreet, Stephen, 1907-2002 (Author), Longstreet, Ethel (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: North Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, [2020]
Subjects:
Prostitution > Japan > Tokyo > History.
Sex customs > Japan > Tokyo > History.
Geishas > Japan > Tokyo > History.
Yoshiwara (Tokyo, Japan) > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Foreword
  • Japanese Events Concerning the Yoshiwara
  • Japan from the Yoshiwara Period to Its End
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1: Perry Opens the World of the Yoshiwara
  • Chapter 2: The Pleasure City
  • Chapter 3: Two Journeys to Edo
  • Chapter 4: Brothels and Teahouses
  • Chapter 5: Geishas and Courtesans
  • Chapter 6: Erotic Talents
  • Chapter 7: The Many Faces of the Floating World
  • Chapter 8: Yoshiwara Fashion
  • Chapter 9: Stories of Geishas and Courtesans
  • Chapter 10: Two Famous Geishas
  • Chapter 11: A Life of Bondage
  • Chapter 12: A Foreigner's Views on the "Soiled Doves"
  • Chapter 13: Faith and Ritual
  • Chapter 14: The Role of Men and Women
  • Chapter 15: Literature and the Arts of Love
  • Chapter 16: The End of the Yoshiwara
  • Copyright Page
  • About Tuttle
  • Back Cover