Japanese Prostitutes in the North American West, 1887-1920

by Kazuhiro Oharazeki

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295743638
• ISBN13: 9780295743639
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher