Gary Leupp, professor of history at Tufts University and adjunct professor of comparative religion (Frequent contributor to CounterPunch political newsletter CounterPunch.org) http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp11292004.html http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp11022004.html http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp11272004.html Author of: _Servants, Shophands and Laborers in the Cities of Tokugawa, Japan_ _Male Colors: The Construction of Homosexuality in Tokugawa, Japan_