00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613162722 Buklod 20191024183131.0 m q i ta 150728s2016 caua rb |001 0|eng c 9780804791243 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804798549 (pbk. : alk. paper) (iLib)UPD-00414267367 DLC DAC rda eng DMLUC GT 2600 T35 2016 Takeyama, Akiko 1970- author. Staged seduction selling dreams in a Tokyo host club Akiko Takeyama. Stanford, California Stanford University Press [2016] xviii, 225 pages illustrations 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index. Introduction : promise of the future -- The consumable city -- Commodified romance -- Entrepreneurial attraction -- Feminine restoration -- The art of seduction -- Conclusion : affect economy. 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.--Publisher's description Love Economic aspects Japan Tokyo. Man-woman relationships Japan Tokyo. Sex-oriented businesses Japan Tokyo. Sexual ethics Japan Tokyo. Nightclubs Japan Tokyo. Tokyo (Japan) Social life and customs 21st century. FO UPD DAC GT 2600 T35 2016 Book