Feminism in Modern Japan is an original and path-breaking book which traces the history of feminist thought and women's activism in Japan from the late nineteenth century to the present. The author offers a fascinating account of those who struck out against convention in the dissemination of ideas which challenged accepted notions of thinking ...
Are bad girls casualties of patriarchy, a necessary evil, or visionary pioneers? By tracing the concept of the bad girl in Japan as a product of specific cultural assumptions and historical settings, Bad Girls of Japan maps new roads and old detours in revealing a disorderly politics of gender. The essays explore deviancy in richly diverse media. ...
Presenting a vivid social history of 'the new woman' that emerged in Japanese culture between the world wars, "The New Japanese Woman" shows how images of modern women burst into Japanese life in the midst of the urbanization, growth of the middle class, and explosion of consumerism resulting from the postwar economic boom, particularly in the ...
Steel Butterflies: Japanese Women and the American Experience examines the role of women in Japan as compared to the United States, approaching the subject from a new and thought-provoking angle. Not only does the reader learn how Japanese women view their own country from the vantage point of living in the United States, but their candid remarks ...
In the past quarter-century, gender has emerged as a lively area of inquiry for historians and other scholars, and gender analysis has suggested important revisions of the "master narratives" of national histories - the dominant, often celebratory tales of the successes of a nation and its leaders. Although modern Japanese history has not yet been ...
Japan's post war transformation has been hailed as nothing short of a miracle. Yet, in the midst of massive social, economic, political, and cultural change, gender inequality persists at remarkably high levels. The paradox of Japan's progress against the persistence of gender inequality raises the question of why women remain a half-step behind ...
In the past quarter-century, gender has emerged as a lively area of inquiry for historians and other scholars, and gender analysis has suggested important revisions of the "master narratives" of national histories - the dominant, often celebratory tales of the successes of a nation and its leaders. Although modern Japanese history has not yet been ...
Presenting a vivid social history of 'the new woman' that emerged in Japanese culture between the world wars, "The New Japanese Woman" shows how images of modern women burst into Japanese life in the midst of the urbanization, growth of the middle class, and explosion of consumerism resulting from the postwar economic boom, particularly in the ...
The phenomenon of 'bankonka' - 'postponement of marriage' - has become increasingly important in Japanese society during recent years, clearly illustrating the changing patterns of modern lifestyles and attitudes towards marriage, personal obligation and ambition. This book explores marriage in contemporary Japan, setting out the different ...
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