Occupying power: sex workers and servicemen in postwar Japan
Introduction : a special business -- "To transship them to some suitable island" : making policy in the midst of chaos -- Violence, commerce, marriage -- When flesh glittered : selling sex in Sasebo and Tokyo -- Legislating women : the push for a prostitution prevention law -- The high pol...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Stanford, Calif.
Stanford University Press
2012
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In: | Year: 2012 |
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Summary: | Introduction : a special business -- "To transship them to some suitable island" : making policy in the midst of chaos -- Violence, commerce, marriage -- When flesh glittered : selling sex in Sasebo and Tokyo -- Legislating women : the push for a prostitution prevention law -- The high politics of base pleasures : regulating morality for the postwar era -- The presence of the past : controversies over sex work since 1956 -- Conclusion : beyond victimhood |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Physical Description: | XI, 226 S. Ill., Kt. |
ISBN: | 9780804776912 0804776911 |