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Informationen zum Autor David R. Ambaras is Assistant Professor of History at North Carolina State University. Klappentext "This is an ambitious work! well-written with a persuasive argument. It makes an important contribution to modern Japanese social and cultural history."-Andrew Gordon! author of The Modern History of Japan "This is a fascinating social and cultural history of 'delinquent youth' in modern Japan. Focusing on such social types as ruffians! gangsters! 'modern girls and boys!' and degenerate students! Ambaras convincingly demonstrates that efforts to police! protect and rehabilitate them were integral to the formation of Japan's capitalist modernity. Readers will be rewarded with the author's many insights and comparative observations."-Takashi Fujitani! author of Splendid Monarchy: Power and Pageantry in Modern Japan Zusammenfassung A study of the political, social, and cultural history of juvenile delinquency in modern Japan. It treats the policing of urban youth as a crucial site for the development of new state structures and new forms of social power. It focuses on the years of rapid industrialization and imperialist expansion (1895 to 1945). Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Unruly Youth and the Early Modern Polity 2. Assimilating the Lower Classes 3. Civilizing "Degenerate Students" 4. Popularizing Protection 5. Preparing Modern Workers! Policing Modern Play 6. Juvenile Delinquency and the National Defense State Epilogue: The Century of Juvenile Protection Notes Selected Bibliography Index
