| Title |
The nightless city [electronic resource] : geisha and courtesan life in old Tokyo / J. E. De Becker. |
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| Publication Info. |
Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2007. |
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| Edition |
Dover edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 386 pages) : illustrations. |
| Note |
Originally published: The nightless city, or, The history of the Yoshiwara yūkwaku. Rev. 5th ed. Yokohama : Max Nossler ; London : Probsthain, 1910. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Geishas -- Japan -- Tokyo -- History.
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Prostitution -- Japan -- Tokyo -- History.
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Yoshiwara (Tokyo, Japan) -- History.
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Tokyo (Japan) -- Social life and customs.
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Geishas. (OCoLC)fst00939496
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Prostitution. (OCoLC)fst01079562
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Japan -- Tokyo. (OCoLC)fst01204835 |
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Japan -- Tokyo -- Yoshiwara. (OCoLC)fst01323221 |
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HISTORY / Asia / Japan
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| Genre |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Freading.
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| Added Title |
Geisha and courtesan life in old Tokyo |
| Related To |
Print version: De Becker, J. E. (Joseph Ernest), 1863-1929. Nightless city. Dover edition 9780486455631 (DLC) 2007011651 (OCoLC)122525875 |
| ISBN |
9780486122816 (electronic bk.) |
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0486122816 (electronic bk.) |
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| ISBN |
9780486122816 (electronic bk.) |
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0486122816 (electronic bk.) |
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