Embracing the East: White Women and American Orientalism

Author	Mari Yoshihara
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9780195145342
Publication Date	09/03/2008
Publisher	USA Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press

This study examines white women who were attracted to Japan and China in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through their engagement with Asia, these women found new forms of expression, power, and freedom that were often denied to them in the United States.

This study examines a range of white women who were attracted to Japan and China in the late-19th and early-20th-century and shows how, through their engagement with Asia, these women found new forms of expression, power, and freedom that were often denied to them in the US.