Japan's private spheres autonomy in Japanese history, 1600-1930 / by W. Puck Brecher.
| Author/creator | Brecher, W. Puck |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021] |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | The intimate and public in Asian and global perspectives, 2213-0608 ; volume 13 |
| Contents | Introduction: The private "problem" -- Public and private in pre-Meiji thought and society -- The private self and the Meiji-Taisho state -- Peripheries as private spheres -- Boyhood as an autonomous sphere -- "Publicizing" the private : self-interrogation and self-indulgence in the arts -- The deviant in Meiji society : autonomy, individuality, and public power -- The private individual in early Meiji education (1872-1890s) -- Education and public individuality (1890s-1927) -- Vacationing and moral authority -- Nationalizing the body : physical exercise as a public ethic -- Conclusion: Can modern Japan's private spheres be moral? |
| Abstract | "Japan's Private Spheres: Autonomy in Japanese History, 1600-1930 traces the shifting nature of autonomy in early modern and modern Japan. In this far-reaching, interdisciplinary study, W. Puck Brecher explores the historical development of the private and its evolving relationship with public authority, a dynamic that evokes stereotypes about an alleged dearth of individual agency in Japanese society. It does so through a montage of case studies. For the early modern era, case studies examine peripheral living spaces, boyhood, and self-interrogation in the arts. For the modern period, they explore strategic deviance, individuality in Meiji education, modern leisure, and body-maintenance. Analysis of these disparate private realms illuminates evolving conceptualizations of the private and its reciprocal yet often-contested relationship to the state"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021001662 |
| ISBN | 9789004447547 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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