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Asian Mystique : Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls and Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient by Sheridan Prasso (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPublic Affairs
ISBN-101586482149
ISBN-139781586482145
eBay Product ID (ePID)44189712
Product Key Features
Book TitleAsian Mystique : Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls and Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicAsia / General, Anthropology / General
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorSheridan Prasso
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight27.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-043048
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal305.48/895
Table Of ContentContentsChronology of EventsPreface1. The Discovery2. A Few Hundred Well-Armed Entrepreneurs3. Supernova of the Andes4. When Empires Collide5. A Roomful of Gold6. Requiem for a King7. The Puppet King8. Prelude to a Rebellion9. The Great Rebellion10. Death in the Andes11. The Return of the One-Eyed Conqueror12. In the Realm of the Antis13. Vilcabamba: Guerrilla Capital of the World14. The Last of the Pizarros15. The Incas' Last Stand16. The Search for the "Lost City" of the Incas17. Vilcabamba RediscoveredEpilogue: Machu Picchu, Vilcabamba, and the Search for the Lost Cities of the AndesAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex
SynopsisFew Westerners escape the images, expectations and misperceptions that lead us to see Asia as exotic, sensual, decadent, dangerous, and mysterious. Despite -- and because of -- centuries of East-West interaction, the stereotypes of Western literature, stage, and screen remain pervasive icons: the tea-pouring, submissive, sexually available geisha girl; the steely cold dragon lady dominatrix; as well as the portrayal of the Asian male as effeminate and asexual. These "Oriental" illusions color our relations and relationships in ways even well-respected professional "Asia hands" and scholars don't necessarily see. The Asian Mystique lays out a provocative challenge to see Asia and Asians as they really are, with unclouded, deeroticized eyes. It traces the origins of Western stereotypes in history and in Hollywood, examines the phenomenon of 'yellow fever, ' then goes on a reality tour of Asia's go-go bars, middle-class homes, college campuses, business districts, and corridors of power, providing intimate profiles of women's lives and vivid portraits of the human side of an Asia we usually mythologize too well to really understand. It strips away our misconceptions and stereotypes, revealing instead the fully dimensional human beings beyond our usual perceptions. The Asian Mystique is required reading for anyone with interest in or interaction with Asia or Asian-origin people, as well as any serious student or practicioner of East-West relations.
LC Classification NumberHQ1726.P73 2005
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