Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in Japan by Jan Bardsley

Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in Japan

Jan Bardsley

299 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction gender history reflective medium-paced
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Maiko Masquerade explores Japanese representations of the maiko, or apprentice geisha, in films, manga, and other popular media as an icon of exemplary girlhood. Jan Bardsley traces how the maiko, long stigmatized as a victim of sexual exploitatio...

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