18th Century Japan
Subtitle: Culture and Society
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: June 26, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780700711840
Subjects: Anthropology; Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Cultural studies; Social Science; Sociology; Japan; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Anthropology - Cultural
First sentence: In the Tokugawa era (1603-1868), courtesans were of two kinds: those who were under licence by the government and those who were not.