ISBN:
9780804798556
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Takeyama, Akiko, 1970- author Staged seduction
DDC:
392.60952135
Keywords:
Sex-oriented businesses
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Sexual ethics
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Nightclubs
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Man-woman relationships
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Love Economic aspects
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Tokyo (Japan)--Social life and customs--21st century
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Love ; Economic aspects ; Japan ; Tokyo
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Man-woman relationships ; Japan ; Tokyo
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Sex-oriented businesses ; Japan ; Tokyo
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Sexual ethics ; Japan ; Tokyo
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Nightclubs ; Japan ; Tokyo
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Tokyo (Japan) ; Social life and customs ; 21st century
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Electronic books
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Tokyo (Japan) Social life and customs 21st century
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This manuscript provides a window into the Japanese nighttime bars where male hosts seduce their female clients and entice them to spend money. It attempts to answer questions such as: what happens when women are the financial providers and men are the paid seducers? How do they communicate when women want to be seduced but cannot say so? What is it like to be in a commodified form of romance? Takeyama investigates various aspects of the host clubs including the host club as workplace, the hosts themselves, the women who frequent host clubs, the club managers, and the ethics of host club deception. Ultimately, the book provides readers with an extraordinary look into the dynamics of seduction, and the broader dynamics of the contemporary Japanese political economy
Abstract:
Introduction : promise of the future -- The consumable city -- Commodified romance -- Entrepreneurial attraction -- Feminine restoration -- The art of seduction -- Conclusion : affect economy
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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