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Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club (1st Edition) by Anne Allison Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 1994 ISBN-10: 0-226-01487-8 / 0226014878 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-01487-6 / 9780226014876 In "Nightwork," Anne Allison opens a window onto Japanese corporate culture and gender identities. Allison performed the ritualized tasks of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many "hostess clubs": pouring drinks, lighting cigarettes, and making flattering or titillating conversation with the businessmen w |