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Feminism in Modern Japan
Citizenship, Embodiment and Sexuality
Feminism in Modern Japan
is an original and pathbreaking book which
traces the history of feminist thought and women's activism in Japan
from the late nineteenth century to the present. The author offers a
fascinating account of those who struck out against convention in the
dissemination of ideas which challenged accepted notions of thinking
about women, men and society generally. Feminist activism took diverse
forms as women questioned their roles as subjects of the Emperor, or
explored the limits of citizenship under the more liberal postwar consti-
tution. The story is brought to life through translated extracts from the
writings of Japanese feminists. This cogent, carefully documented anal-
ysis will be welcomed by students from a range of disciplines, including
those working on gender studies and feminist history, where nothing
comparable is currently available.
Vera Mackie
is Foundation Professor of Japanese Studies at Curtin
University of Technology. Her publications include
Creating Socialist
Women in Japan: Gender, Labour and Activism, 1900-1937
(1997).
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY
Editor:
Yoshio Sugimoto, La Trobe University
Advisory Editors:
Harumi Befu, Kyoto Bunkyo University
Roger Goodman, Oxford University
Michio Muramatsu, Kyoto University
Wolfgang Seifert, Universitat Heidelberg
Chizuko Ueno, University of Tokyo
Contemporary Japanese Society
provides a com-
prehensive portrayal of modern Japan through the
analysis of key aspects of Japanese society and culture,
ranging from work and gender politics to science and
technology. The series offers a balanced yet interpre-
tive approach. Books are designed for a wide range of
readers, from undergraduate beginners in Japanese
studies to scholars and professionals.
Yoshio Sugimoto
An Introduction to Japanese Society,
Second edition
0 521 82193 2 hardback 0 521 52925 5 paperback
D. P. Martinez (ed.)
The Worlds of Japanese Popular
Culture
0 521 63128 9 hardback 0 521 63729 5 paperback
Kaori Okano and Motonori Tsuchiya
Education in
Contemporary Japan: Inequality and Diversity
0 521 62252 2 hardback 0 521 62686 2 paperback
Morris Low, Shigeru Nakayama and Hitoshi
Yoshioka
Science, Technology and Society in
Contemporary Japan
0 521 65282 0 hardback 0 521 65425 4 paperback
Roger Goodman (ed.)
Family and Social Policy in
Japan: Anthropological Approaches
0 521 81571 1 hardback 0 521 01635 5 paperback
Feminism in Modern Japan
Citizenship, Embodiment and Sexuality
Vera Mackie
Curtin University of Technology
CAMBRIDGE
UNIVERSITY PRESS
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