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100 1 _aPrasso, Sheridan.
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245 1 4 _aThe Asian mystique :
_bdragon ladies, geisha girls, & our fantasies of the exotic Orient /
_cSheridan Prasso.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bPublic Affairs,
_cc2005.
300 _axvii, 437 p. :
_bill., map ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [399]-418) and index.
505 0 _aPart 1. The Asian mystique. Mystery, sex, fear, and desire : a brief history -- Hollywood, Burbank, and the resulting imaginings -- Matters of men and country : the unbearable lightness of being portrayed -- "Race-ism," fetish, and fever -- Part 2. Ten people, ten colors. The real memoirs of geisha -- The other side of Miss Saigon -- Glamour of the skies, sorority of service -- Screwing, getting screwed, and getting ahead -- Who's playing whom -- China doll, dragon lady -- Power women -- Epilogue : Demand creates supply.
650 0 _aEast and West.
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650 0 _aStereotypes (Social psychology)
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650 0 _aWomen
_zAsia
_xPublic opinion.
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650 0 _aWomen
_zAsia
_xSocial conditions.
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651 0 _aAsia
_xForeign public opinion, Occidental.
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