Political Economy of Reproduction in Japan - Between Nation-State and Everyday Life

Informationen zum Autor Takeda Hiroko recently completed her PhD in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield, researching the political function of 'reproduction' in post-war Japanese society, in particular relations to the organisation of a gendered society. Klappentext This book analyzes the political economy of reproduction and its role in the process of Japanese modernization. Hiroko analyzes state attempts and policies to intervene into women's bodies and everyday lives to integrate them into the Japanese political economy. Based on Foucault's concept of governmentality the author develops a model to assess reproduction in three forms - economic, biological and socio-political - from 1868 until the present day. Zusammenfassung This new work analyzes the political economy of reproduction and its role in the process of Japanese modernization. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Reproduction and Governmentality 2. The Creation of a Modern Reproductive System in Prewar Japan 3. Reproduction in the Total War Regime and the Occupation 4. A Reproductive System for Postwar Economic Growth 5. A Case Study: The New Life Movement 6. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Takeda Hiroko, Hiroko Takeda
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.09.2004
• EAN: 9780415321907
• ISBN: 978-0-415-32190-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Interdisciplinary studies, Central / national / federal government policies, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Central government policies