▁work ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁clubs ▁are ▁viewed ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁and ▁femin ist ▁anth rop ologist , ▁who ▁actually ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁environment ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis . ▁Some ▁critics ▁have ▁suggested , ▁however , ▁that ▁All ison ▁ins u fficient ly ▁addressed ▁the ▁degree ▁to ▁which ▁her ▁identity ▁as ▁a ▁C au cas ian ▁Western er ▁may ▁have ▁influenced ▁the ▁interactions ▁she ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁and ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁host ess ▁club . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁while ▁the ▁field work ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Some ▁social ▁changes ▁occurred ▁with ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁b ubble ▁economy ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁some ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁date ▁even ▁when ▁first ▁published . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Category : An th rop ology ▁books ▁Category : J apan ese ▁sub c ult ures ▁Category : G ender ▁studies ▁books ▁Category : G ender ▁studies ▁literature ▁Category : 1 9 9 4 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : So ci ology ▁books ▁Category : Non - f iction ▁books ▁about ▁sexual ity ▁Category : S ex ual ity ▁in ▁Japan <0x0A> </s> ▁Julia ▁Don ovan ▁Dar low , ▁J . D . ▁is ▁a ▁Michigan ▁att orney ▁and ▁a ▁Reg ent ▁Emer ita ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents .