Like in his other book on rickshaw coolies ah ku and karayuki san prostitution in singapore 1870 1940 the author tells us about the history of singapore around the turn of the xx century as seen by some of the most humble people living there in particular we are led through singapore by the chinese ah ku euphemistic cantonese for lady and the japanese karayuki san japanese the women . Ah ku and karayuki san prostitution in singapore 1870 1940 by james francis warren singapore oxford university press 1993 xvi 434 pp 6500 social historians of organized female prostitution find themselves faced with at least two dilemmas first how to identify and indict the more oppressive aspects. Among the many groups of workers whose labor built singapore in the 20th century there may be none as marginalized in memory as the women who travelled from china and japan to work in singapore as prostitutes this study sketches in the trade in women and children in asia and making innovative use of coroners inquests and other records hones in on the details of the prostitutes lives in . Home products ah ku and karayuki san prostitution in singapore 1870 1940 ah ku and karayuki san prostitution in singapore 1870 1940 3800 sgd quantity by james f warren among the many groups of workers whose labor built singapore in the 20th century there may be none as marginalized in memory as the women who travelled from . Start by marking ah ku and karayuki san prostitution in singapore 1870 1940 as want to read