This book analyzes the political economy of reproduction and its role in the process of Japanese modernization. Hiroko analyzes state attempts and policies to intervene into women's bodies and everyday lives to integrate them into the Japanese political economy. Based on Foucault's concept of governmentality the author develops a model to assess reproduction in three forms - economic, biological and socio-political - from 1868 until the present day.
Author(s): Takeda Hiroko
Edition: 1
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 288
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 8
A note on the text......Page 10
List of abbreviations......Page 11
Introduction......Page 12
Reproduction and governmentality......Page 18
The creation of a modern reproductive system in prewar Japan......Page 45
Reproduction in the total war regime and the Occupation......Page 81
A reproductive system for postwar economic growth......Page 109
A case study: the New Life Movement......Page 138
Reproduction in the period of economic stagnation......Page 164
Conclusion......Page 199
Appendix A: biographic information......Page 212
Appendix B: statistics regarding abortion, eugenic operations and total fertility rate......Page 216
Appendix C: the New Life Movement......Page 220
Notes......Page 222
Bibliography......Page 258
Index......Page 281
