Liza Dalby
Geisha
25th Anniversary Edition
$24.95, paperback
9780520257894
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374 pages, 8 x 8 inches, 40 b/w photographs, 44 line illustrations, 1 map, 5 tables
December 2008, Not available in British Commonwealth; Include Canada
Also in: Asian Cultural Anthropology; East Asian History
December 2008, Not available in British Commonwealth; Include Canada
Also in: Asian Cultural Anthropology; East Asian History
In this classic best seller, Liza Dalby, the first non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha, offers an insider's look at the exclusive world of female companions to the Japanese male elite. A new preface examines how geisha have been profoundly affected by the changes of the past quarter century yet—especially in Kyoto—have managed to take advantage of modern developments to maintain their social position with flair.
"Extremely interesting . . . . Written with delicate observation and subtle common sense."—New York Times Book Review
"A loving, beautifully designed tribute to one of Japan's most tantalizing traditions."—Newsweek
"Elegantly balanced . . . . Invigorating and refreshing."—Washington Post Book World
"A meticulously researched piece of scholarship . . . and a delightfully personal account."—Times Literary Supplement
"A loving, beautifully designed tribute to one of Japan's most tantalizing traditions."—Newsweek
"Elegantly balanced . . . . Invigorating and refreshing."—Washington Post Book World
"A meticulously researched piece of scholarship . . . and a delightfully personal account."—Times Literary Supplement
"Dalby knows more about the subject than I'll ever know, and she writes about it with grace and eloquence."—Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha
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