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-

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 328.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 328

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 (xii, 407 p. )

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2010.

Other Title:

Childhood and the Middle Class in Early Twentieth Century Japan

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 2010.

Summary:

Mark Jones examines the making of a new child's world in Japan between 1890 and 1930 and focuses on the institutions, groups, and individuals that reshaped both the idea of childhood and the daily life of children.

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.

ISBN:

1-68417-501-1

OCLC:

1132223043

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684175017 DOI