Preface. MODERN GIRLS IN A GLOBAL WORLD

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Preface. MODERN GIRLS IN A GLOBAL WORLD xi
5. Chapter One. YOU GO, GIRL! 1
6. PART I. New Female Occupations
7. Chapter Two. MOVING UP AND OUT 21
8. Chapter Three. ELEVATOR GIRLS MOVING IN AND OUT OF THE BOX 41
9. Chapter Four. SWEAT, PERFUME, AND TOBACCO 67
10. PART II. Models and Modes of Transportation
11. Chapter Five. “FLYING GEISHA” 85
12. Chapter Six. BUS GUIDES TOUR NATIONAL LANDSCAPES, POP CULTURE, AND YOUTH FANTASIES 107
13. PART III. Modern Girls Overturn Gender and Class
14. Chapter Seven. THE MODERN GIRL AS MILITARIST 131
15. Chapter Eight. THE PROMISES AND POSSIBILITIES OF THE PITCH 149
16. PART IV. Modern Girls Go Overseas
17. Chapter Nine. MISS JAPAN ON THE GLOBAL STAGE 169
18. Chapter Ten. TRAVELING TO LEARN, LEARNING TO LEAD 193
19. Chapter Eleven. A PERSONAL JOURNEY ACROS S THE PACIFIC 209
20. Bibliography 227
21. Contributors 253
22. Notes 257
23. Index 269