Colonizing Sex: Sexology and Social Control in Modern Japan

(Part of the Colonialisms Series and Colonialisms Series)

by Sabine Frühstück

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A sweeping study of sex, power, and knowledge in modern Japan, this ambitious work provides the first full-scale, detailed history of the formation and application of a science of sex from Meiji through mid-twentieth century Japan. Tracing the different uses made of sexual knowledge, the book brings to light the complex and subtle interplay between sexuality, scientific expertise, social control, and empire building.

Drawing on a wide variety...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520235487

ISBN13:9780520235489

Release Date:October 2003

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:267 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Asia Cultural Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Japan Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Psychology & Counseling Social Science Social Sciences

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Colonizing Sex: Sexology and Social Control in Modern Japan

(Part of the Colonialisms Series and Colonialisms Series)

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