Political Economy of Reproduction in Japan e-bog
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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, biologica...
E-bog
473,39 DKK
Forlag
Routledge
Udgivet
23 september 2004
Længde
288 sider
Genrer
1FPJ
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781134355433
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.