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

Title Children as treasures : childhood and the middle class in early twentieth century Japan / Mark A. Jones
Published Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center, 2010

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Description xii, 407 pages ; 24 cm
Series Harvard East Asian monographs ; 328
Harvard East Asian monographs ; 328
Contents The moral and the material : the family reformer and the promotion of a middle class -- The public professional and the middle class : the scientific expert's quest for social influence -- The wise mother and the little citizen : building a middle class -- The self-made woman and the superior student : transgressive femininity, educational achievement and meritocratic modernity -- The childlike child : play and the importance of leisure -- Epilogue
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
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Middle class -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
Children -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
Parent and child -- Japan -- Psychological aspects.
Families -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
SUBJECT Japan -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069572 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476
Author Harvard University. Asia Center.
LC no. 2010018079
ISBN 9780674053342 hardcover alkaline paper