Nightwork by Anne Allison (PB, 1994)

Content Description: Subtitle:  Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club. Ms. Allison opens a window onto Japanese corporate culture and gender identities.  She worked in a "hostess club" pouring drinks, lighting cigarettes, and making flattering conversation with the business men who came there on company expense accounts.  Book represents well a leading trend of fieldwork in contemporary anthropology. Condition Description:  Very good.  No tears, marks, or other defects noted to text.  Binding is firm.  Cover shows very little wear. Publisher: University of Chicago Press Number of Pages: 213 Dimensions: 6" x 9" x 5/8" Country of Manufacture: U.S.A.