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Geisha, harlot, strangler, star: a woman, sex, and morality in modern Japan

William Johnston
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  • Contents

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  • Frontmatter
  • Preface (page vii)
  • Introduction (page 1)
  • Prologue: A Murder Grips the Nation (page 9)
  • 1. An Unremarkable Family History (page 19)
  • 2. Early Childhood (page 23)
  • 3. Maidens or Harlots Only (page 28)
  • 4. Geisha and Prostitute (page 37)
  • 5. Acquaintance Rape (page 43)
  • 6. Acting Up (page 49)
  • 7. Becoming Professional (page 55)
  • 8. Changing Saddles (page 60)
  • 9. Legal Prostitution and Escape (page 67)
  • 10. From Prostitute on the Lam to Mistress (page 72)
  • 11. A Search for Stability (page 78)
  • 12. Discovering Love (page 84)
  • 13. Love's Intoxication (page 90)
  • 14. Murder (page 95)
  • 15. No Longer Private (page 105)
  • 16. Interrogation and Investigation (page 122)
  • 17. Judgment (page 133)
  • 18. Imprisonment and Release (page 143)
  • 19. Celebrity, Hardship, and Escape (page 151)
  • Epilogue: A Trail of Re-creations (page 156)
  • Notes from the Police Interrogation of Abe Sada (page 163)
  • Endnotes (page 209)
  • Bibliography (page 227)
  • Index (page 235)
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Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
JJS 32.2 (2006): 482-486 http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_japanese_studies/v032/32.2marran.html
Citable Link
Published: c2005
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN(s)
  • 9780231509152 (ebook)
  • 9780231130523 (hardcover)
Subject
  • Women's Studies
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