Democracy in Contemporary Japan
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Encyclopedias, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Gavan McCormack, Yoshio Sugimoto | ISBN: | 9781315494357 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gavan McCormack, Yoshio Sugimoto |
| ISBN: | 9781315494357 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This title was first published in 1986: This is a study of "karayuki-san", impoverished Japanese women sent abroad to work as prostitutes from the 1860s to the 1920s. It follows the life of one prostitute, Osaki, who is persuaded as a child of ten to accept cleaning work in Borneo and then forced to work as a prostitute in a brothel.
This title was first published in 1986: This is a study of "karayuki-san", impoverished Japanese women sent abroad to work as prostitutes from the 1860s to the 1920s. It follows the life of one prostitute, Osaki, who is persuaded as a child of ten to accept cleaning work in Borneo and then forced to work as a prostitute in a brothel.
