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Kazuhiro Oharazeki - Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920 - 9780295998336 - V9780295998336
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Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920

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Description for Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920 Hardcover. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 11 illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBW; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.

This compelling study of a previously overlooked vice industry explores the larger structural forces that led to the growth of prostitution in Japan, the Pacific region, and the North American West at the turn of the twentieth century. Combining very personal accounts with never before examined Japanese sources, historian Kazuhiro Oharazeki traces these women’s transnational journeys from their origins in Japan to their arrival in Pacific Coast cities. He analyzes their responses to the oppression they faced from pimps and customers, as well as the opposition they faced from American social reformers and Japanese American community leaders. Despite their difficult ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295998336
SKU
V9780295998336
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About Kazuhiro Oharazeki
Kazuhiro Oharazeki is instructor of foreign studies at Setsunan University in Japan.

Reviews for Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920
"Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920 tells their story in unprecedented detail. . . . A comprehensive study of these forgotten women who crossed the Pacific to live in a foreign country where they did not know the language."
Japan Times (2016 Top 10 Best Books about Japan)
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