Perfectly Japanese: Making Families in an Era of Upheaval

(Book #14 in the Twentieth Century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power Series)

by Merry Isaacs White

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Are Japanese families in crisis? In this dynamic and substantive study, Merry Isaacs White looks back at two key moments of "family making" in the past hundred years--the Meiji era and postwar period--to see how models for the Japanese family have been constructed. The models had little to do with families of their eras and even less to do with families today, she finds. She vividly portrays the everyday reality of a range of families: young married...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520235053

ISBN13:9780520235052

Release Date:September 2002

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:265 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Asia Cultural Customs & Traditions History Japan Marriage & Family Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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Perfectly Japanese: Making Families in an Era of Upheaval

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