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Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star – A Woman, Sex and Morality in Modern Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)
William Johnston
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hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
In May 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. What made her do it? And why was she found guilty of murder yet sentenced to only six years in prison? Why have this woman and her crime remained so famous for so long, and what does her fame have to say about attitudes toward sex and sexuality in modern Japan? Despite Abe Sada's notoriety and the depictions of her in film and fiction (notably in the classic In the Realm of the Senses), until now, there have been no ... Read more
In May 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. What made her do it? And why was she found guilty of murder yet sentenced to only six years in prison? Why have this woman and her crime remained so famous for so long, and what does her fame have to say about attitudes toward sex and sexuality in modern Japan? Despite Abe Sada's notoriety and the depictions of her in film and fiction (notably in the classic In the Realm of the Senses), until now, there have been no ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231130523
SKU
V9780231130523
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About William Johnston
William Johnston is professor of Japanese history at Wesleyan University. He is the author of The Modern Epidemic: A History of Tuberculosis in Japan.
Reviews for Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star – A Woman, Sex and Morality in Modern Japan (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture)
valuable introduction and prolog alert readers to the culturally and historically relative nature of gender roles, love, and sex...Recommended
Lisa Klopfer Library Journal A smart, compelling examination...This well-researched, scholarly work is a service to women's studies as well as Asian cultural history.
Whitney Scott Booklist An important book about a fascinating topic... magnificently salacious... Johnston's account is succinct ... Read more
Lisa Klopfer Library Journal A smart, compelling examination...This well-researched, scholarly work is a service to women's studies as well as Asian cultural history.
Whitney Scott Booklist An important book about a fascinating topic... magnificently salacious... Johnston's account is succinct ... Read more