Poison Woman: Figuring Female Transgression in Modern Japanese Culture by Christine L. Marran

Poison Woman: Figuring Female Transgression in Modern Japanese Culture

Christine L. Marran

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nonfiction feminism history challenging informative medium-paced
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Based on the lives and crimes of no less than twenty real women, dokufu (poison women) narratives emerged as a powerful presence in Japan during the 1870s. During this tumultuous time, as the nation moved from feudalism to oligarchic government, s...

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