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Review of Liza Dalby’s Geisha
Overall Accessibility Fun Reliability Liza Dalby is an American anthropologist, specializing in Japan and its culture. She has published several books on the topic, including historical fiction. The part of Dalby’s life we are mostly interested in for the purposes of this review is her time as a geisha apprentice. In 1975 Dalby went to… Continue reading
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What is Notoriously Boring?
When I went to school, all the kids would always complain, about how boring our history lessons were. And even though I would sometimes agree, I found that it wasn’t entirely true. My mission with Notoriously Boring, is bringing history content to the people in a way that is, you know, not boring. I intent… Continue reading
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My first experience with history, must have been my own story. I was tasked with mapping my family tree in school, and I remember so clearly the excitement and interest I had. Having my mom tell me the stories of the people who had come before me, and how they had lived so very differently then I had. I couldn’t get enough.
Recent Blog
- Part 30: State Shinto After the War
- Part 29: Summary of Kokutai no Hongi and Its Significance
- Part 28: Kokutai no Hongi – Harmony
- Part 27: Kokutai no Hongi – Loyalty and Patriotism
Recent Review
- Review of William D. Johnston’s Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star
- Review of Dr. Jan Bardsley’s Maiko Masquerade
- Review of Lesley Downer’s Women of the Pleasure Quarters
- Review of Liza Dalby’s Geisha