THE Geisha (Paperback)
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Independently Published, 2026
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Paperback. A world that vanished, and the women who refused to fade with it.Forget everything you think you know about geishas.For more than three centuries, the geisha has been one of the most admired-and least understood-figures in Japanese history. She has been painted, photographed, filmed, and fantasized about. She has been called an artist, a prostitute, a victim, a survivor. The one thing she has rarely been allowed to be is a woman with a voice of her own.In this Premium Collector's Edition, Michael I. Bryce opens the door to the karyukai-the flower and willow world-and tells the story that the postcards and the movies have never told. From the teahouses of eighteenth-century Edo to the tourist-crowded lanes of present-day Gion, The Geisha follows the women who trained for years, mastered demanding arts, managed debts and patrons, and navigated the shifting line between art and commerce. It is a story of beauty and discipline, power and constraint, secrecy and survival.Relying on primary sources, legal codes, and oral accounts, this is a rigorously researched and balanced historical analysis. The result is an essential reference for anyone fascinated by Japan, women's history, and the power of art.Inside the Main BookThe Surprising Origins: How male entertainers (taikomochi) created a profession transformed and dominated by women.The Real Boundaries: The legal, social, and economic borders separating geishas from courtesans.Inside the Okiya: Training, debt, physical toll, and rituals such as erikae and the contested mizuage.Twentieth-Century Ruptures: War, occupation, the 1956 anti-prostitution law, and an industry once numbering tens of thousands.The War Over the Image: Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, Mineko Iwasaki's response, and Western fantasy versus Japanese reality.The Modern Karyukai: Overtourism, social media, working conditions, and foreign geishas today.Exclusive Collector's Bonus Content (160+ Pages)Eight exclusive, fully researched dossiers: Portraits from the Floating World: Mineko Iwasaki, Liza Dalby, Sayo Masuda, Arthur Golden, and foreign geishas.Songs and Poems of the Floating World: Kouta, nagauta, haiku, and geisha verses with translations and commentary.The Mizuage Question: A documentary analysis separating fact from legend.Forgotten Lives: Provincial geishas of Kanazawa, Niigata, Osaka, Hakata, and the mountain onsen towns.Beyond Japan: The geisha's global footprint-world's fairs, foreign clientele, and cultural diplomacy.The Present and the Future: Overtourism, digital recruitment, labor standards, and the future of the karyukai.Geisha on Screen and Page: A critical guide to novels, films, operas, and documentaries.A Traveler's Companion to the Flower Towns: A practical guide to Kyoto, Tokyo, Kanazawa, and Osaka.Recommended For Readers Of: Historical & Literary Non-Fiction: Memoirs of a Geisha, Geisha A Life, and the works of Lesley Downer or Liza Dalby.Asian Epic Dramas & Cultural Media: Viewers of FX's Shogun, Apple TV+'s Pachinko, and Netflix's The Makanai.Rigorous Feminist & Cultural Histories: Readers seeking grounded documentary storytelling.Neither an orientalist fantasy nor a dry academic text.Step inside the flower and willow world, and meet the women behind the makeup.Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to discover the true history of the geisha. This item Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
N° de ref. del artículo 9798170422210
- Título
- THE Geisha (Paperback)
- Autor
- Michael I. Bryce
- Editorial
- Independently Published
- Año de publicación
- 2026
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798170422210
- Serie
- Libro 57 de 57: Secret Files
A world that vanished, and the women who refused to fade with it.
Forget everything you think you know about geishas.
For more than three centuries, the geisha has been one of the most admired—and least understood—figures in Japanese history. She has been painted, photographed, filmed, and fantasized about. She has been called an artist, a prostitute, a victim, a survivor. The one thing she has rarely been allowed to be is a woman with a voice of her own.
In this Premium Collector's Edition, Michael I. Bryce opens the door to the karyūkai—the flower and willow world—and tells the story that the postcards and the movies have never told. From the teahouses of eighteenth-century Edo to the tourist-crowded lanes of present-day Gion, The Geisha follows the women who trained for years, mastered demanding arts, managed debts and patrons, and navigated the shifting line between art and commerce. It is a story of beauty and discipline, power and constraint, secrecy and survival.
Relying on primary sources, legal codes, and oral accounts, this is a rigorously researched and balanced historical analysis. The result is an essential reference for anyone fascinated by Japan, women's history, and the power of art.
Inside the Main Book
-
The Surprising Origins: How male entertainers (taikomochi) created a profession transformed and dominated by women.
-
The Real Boundaries: The legal, social, and economic borders separating geishas from courtesans.
-
Inside the Okiya: Training, debt, physical toll, and rituals such as erikae and the contested mizuage.
-
Twentieth-Century Ruptures: War, occupation, the 1956 anti-prostitution law, and an industry once numbering tens of thousands.
-
The War Over the Image: Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, Mineko Iwasaki's response, and Western fantasy versus Japanese reality.
-
The Modern Karyūkai: Overtourism, social media, working conditions, and foreign geishas today.
Exclusive Collector's Bonus Content (160+ Pages)
Eight exclusive, fully researched dossiers:
-
Portraits from the Floating World: Mineko Iwasaki, Liza Dalby, Sayo Masuda, Arthur Golden, and foreign geishas.
-
Songs and Poems of the Floating World: Kouta, nagauta, haiku, and geisha verses with translations and commentary.
-
The Mizuage Question: A documentary analysis separating fact from legend.
-
Forgotten Lives: Provincial geishas of Kanazawa, Niigata, Osaka, Hakata, and the mountain onsen towns.
-
Beyond Japan: The geisha's global footprint—world's fairs, foreign clientele, and cultural diplomacy.
-
The Present and the Future: Overtourism, digital recruitment, labor standards, and the future of the karyūkai.
-
Geisha on Screen and Page: A critical guide to novels, films, operas, and documentaries.
-
A Traveler's Companion to the Flower Towns: A practical guide to Kyoto, Tokyo, Kanazawa, and Osaka.
Recommended For Readers Of:
-
Historical & Literary Non-Fiction: Memoirs of a Geisha, Geisha A Life, and the works of Lesley Downer or Liza Dalby.
-
Asian Epic Dramas & Cultural Media: Viewers of FX's Shōgun, Apple TV+'s Pachinko, and Netflix's The Makanai.
-
Rigorous Feminist & Cultural Histories: Readers seeking grounded documentary storytelling.
Neither an orientalist fantasy nor a dry academic text.
Step inside the flower and willow world, and meet the women behind the makeup.
Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to discover the true history of the geisha.
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