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Book SynopsisFocusing upon Hollywood's portrayal of Asian races, this study describes how social taboos concerning Orientals helped to perpetuate social and racial inequality in the USA. The author's discussion covers early silent films, later classics such as Shanghai Express and the recurring geisha movies.
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Preface
1 Introduction
2 The Rape Fantasy: The Cheat and Broken Blossoms
3 The Threat of Captivity: The Bitter Tea of General Yen and Shanghai Express
4 Passport Seductions: Lady of the Tropics
5 The Scream of the Butterfly: Madame Butterfly, China Gate, and "The Lady from Yesterday"
6 White Knights in Hong Kong: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing and The World of Suzie Wong
7 Tragic and Transcendent Love: Sayonara and The Crimson Kimono
8 Japanese War Brides: Domesticity and Assimilation
In Japanese War Bride and Bridge to the Sun
9 The Return of the Butterfly: The Geisha Masquerade In My Geisha and "An American Geisha"
10 Conclusion: The Postmodern Spectacle of Race and Romance In Year of the Dragon
Notes
Bibliography
Index
