Janet Goodwin explores female sexual entertainment (songs and smiles) during Japan's Heian and Kamakura periods, examining the gradual construction of a transgressive identity (prostitute) for women engaged in the sex trade. This study unravels social attitudes toward female sexual entertainers.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
ISBN-10
0824830687
ISBN-13
9780824830687
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54030970
Product Key Features
Author
Janet R. Goodwin
Publication Name
Selling Songs and Smiles : the Sex Trade in Heian and Kamakura Japan
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hq247.A5g58 2006
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Prostitution & Sex Trade
Lccn
2006-024199
Dewey Decimal
306.74/209520902
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Social Science
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