Ah ku and karayuki-san : prostitution in Singapore, 1870-1940 / James Francis Warren

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tracing traditional patterns of work and family in rural societies torn apart by natural catastrophe, warlordism, and a market economy or industrialization; defining who these women were; outlining their experiences as prostitutes and migrant women in Singapore; and finally focusing on the other significant people in their lives, most notably, members of the Active brothel 'family', who looked after their routine existence, and clients.