Aya Homei

Science for Governing Japan's Population (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

A major new study tracing historical roots of the interplay between policy, population and science in Japan from the 1860s-1950s.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009195775
• Artikelnr.: 70910975

Autorenporträt

Aya Homei is a Lecturer in Japanese Studies at University of Manchester.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Population statistics: between building a modern state and governing imperial subjects
2. Medical midwifery and vital statistics: for the health of Japan's population
3. Policy experts: tackling Japan's 'population problems'
4. National land planning: distributing populations for the wartime nation-state-empire
5. Birth control survey: visualizing a productive Japanese population for postwar reconstruction
6. Public health demography: local, national, and transnational efforts to govern lower-class populations
Conclusion.