18th Century Japan
Subtitle: Culture and Society (Feh/Asaa East Asia Series)
Publisher: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Published: September 1991
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780043800317
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Cultural studies; c 1700 to c 1800; Japan - History; History - General History; History: World; Japan; Asia - General; 1600-1868; Civilization; History; Social life and customs; Tokugawa period, 1600-1868
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.