false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174226547m/370906.jpg 370906 1 Every day, thousands of young Asian women go to work in the sex industry, a marketplace where any desire can be satisfied for a price - despite the fact that many Asian countries are repressive to the point of banning certain standard sexual practices. For six years, Asian-American photographer Reagan Louie journeyed through this sexual underworld, visiting nearly a dozen countries including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Vietnam, Tibet, Thailand, and Japan, among others, photographing the day-to-day lives of women who, either by choice or by necessity, exchange their bodies for money. Orientalia: Sex In Asia reveals the concealed, yet readily available industry that thrives by fulfilling fantasy. From Thai sex emporiums and Japanese images clubs to Philippine dance halls and Taiwanese betel nut stands, Louie's travels through this undergroung subculture expose a world where the mythical archetypes of female Asian sexuality - from the submissive Madame Butterfly to the dominating Dragon Lady - are maintained. The women depicted here are at times seductive and playful, entertaining their clients with sex, massages, or simple companionship; but they can also be desperately sad or indifferent as they finish with one client and pass hours before their next encounter. At once alluring and unsettling, intimate and acute, Orientalia also features Louie's narrative of his journeys, revealing the context in which these photographs were shot, and providing further insight into this exotic, sometimes erotic, and far from quixotic industry. 360875 8 2003 Orientalia: Sex In Asia total:3|4:2|3:1| 3 11 7 0 370906 157687186X 9781576871867 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174226547m/370906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/370906.Orientalia_Sex_In_Asia 0 0 false Thu Sep 24 21:48:19 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 21:48:19 -0700 2009 370906 157687186X 9781576871867 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174226547m/370906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/370906.Orientalia_Sex_In_Asia 0 0 false Fri Jan 09 09:05:40 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 09:05:40 -0800 2009 370906 157687186X 9781576871867 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174226547m/370906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/370906.Orientalia_Sex_In_Asia 4 0 false Tue Dec 02 07:35:56 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 07:35:56 -0800 2008 370906 157687186X 9781576871867 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174226547m/370906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/370906.Orientalia_Sex_In_Asia 0 0 false Wed Oct 10 22:22:48 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 22:22:48 -0700 2007 370906 157687186X 9781576871867 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174226547m/370906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/370906.Orientalia_Sex_In_Asia 3 0 false Mon Sep 24 12:02:40 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 12:02:40 -0700 2007 370906 157687186X 9781576871867 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174226547m/370906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/370906.Orientalia_Sex_In_Asia 0 0 false Mon Aug 13 12:48:40 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 09 21:31:20 -0700 2008 370906 157687186X 9781576871867 3 0 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174226547m/370906.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/370906.Orientalia_Sex_In_Asia 4 0 false Fri May 11 17:16:08 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 17:16:08 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=370906