Children as treasures : childhood and the middle class in early twentieth century Japan / Mark A. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Mark A. (Mark Alan), 1969- author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 328.

Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection ISBN: 9789004407077.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 328

Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Japan--History--20th century.

Children.

Families--Japan--History--20th century.

Families.

Middle class--Japan--History--20th century.

Middle class.

Parent and child--Japan--Psychological aspects.

Parent and child.

Japan--Social conditions--20th century.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

Childhood and the Middle Class in Early Twentieth Century Japan

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2010.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Mark A. Jones

Childhood, the Middle Class, and Modern Japan / Mark A. Jones

The Moral and the Material: The Family Reformer and the Promotion of a Middle Class / Mark A. Jones

The Public Professional and the Middle Class: The Scientific Expert's Quest for Social Influence / Mark A. Jones

The Wise Mother and the Little Citizen: Building a Middle Class / Mark A. Jones

The Self-Made Woman and the Superior Student: Transgressive Femininity, Educational Achievement, and Meritocratic Modernity / Mark A. Jones

The Childlike Child: Play and the Importance of Leisure / Mark A. Jones

Epilogue / Mark A. Jones

Notes / Mark A. Jones

Works Cited / Mark A. Jones

Index / Mark A. Jones

Harvard East Asian Monographs / Mark A. Jones.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references [372]-387and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Children as Treasures: Childhood and the Middle Class in Early Twentieth Century Japan,

ISBN:

9781684175017

9780674053342

OCLC:

1012938468

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684175017 DOI

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.