Downer, Lesley, Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha, Broadway, 2001.
Written by a British journalist, this book is the result of extensive research about the highly secretive world of the geisha and its history. Downer wrote this book specifically with Western readers in mind.
Henshall, Kenneth G., A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower, Palgrave Macmillan, 1999.
A professor of Japanese studies, Henshall offers a lively and accessible introduction to Japan's long history. The book.....
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