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明治のセクシュアリティ差別の心性史
223 pages, Hardcover
First published February 10, 1999
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July 25, 2015
My Christmas present ^.^
Wow that sure took some time. I'm glad I read it, but the concept of 'sexuality' in the Meiji era was IMHO not sufficiently researched. The first part, about Mori Ogai's "Vita Sexualis" and the quick change of the perception of prostitution, was very good, as was the last part about the value and meaning of family. However the middle part, about the poor and their "bad smell", and the discrimination which resulted from the firm tying of the one to the other, while also very good (I liked how the author exposed the contemporary 'sociologist' journalists), was somehow of less interest to me. I failed to see how exactly this particular theme was connected to the title ("The sexuality of the Meiji period" - well, granted, the subtitle, maybe... "The mentality of discrimination"), the more that it seemed to be the topic the author was the most excited about. Oh well, it was still quite good.
Wow that sure took some time. I'm glad I read it, but the concept of 'sexuality' in the Meiji era was IMHO not sufficiently researched. The first part, about Mori Ogai's "Vita Sexualis" and the quick change of the perception of prostitution, was very good, as was the last part about the value and meaning of family. However the middle part, about the poor and their "bad smell", and the discrimination which resulted from the firm tying of the one to the other, while also very good (I liked how the author exposed the contemporary 'sociologist' journalists), was somehow of less interest to me. I failed to see how exactly this particular theme was connected to the title ("The sexuality of the Meiji period" - well, granted, the subtitle, maybe... "The mentality of discrimination"), the more that it seemed to be the topic the author was the most excited about. Oh well, it was still quite good.
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