The Social and Gender Politics of Confucian Nationalism [electronic resource] : Women and the Japanese Nation-State /
Freiner, N.author.
Freiner defines a new understanding of nationalism, with a focus on the ways in which the Japanese state has utilized Confucian philosophy to create a Japanese national identity and on the impact of this on women. She examines the key policy areas of education and social security alongside the roles that women have played in these initiatives.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Creating nationalism : confucian legacies -- Forging the family : social security policy -- Socializing citizens : education policy -- Instituting action : women's centers -- Mobilizing from the home : environmental activism -- Understanding the politics of gender in Japan : conclusions -- Appendix -- Bibliography.
Freiner defines a new understanding of nationalism, with a focus on the ways in which the Japanese state has utilized Confucian philosophy to create a Japanese national identity and on the impact of this on women. She examines the key policy areas of education and social security alongside the roles that women have played in these initiatives.
Asia—Politics and government.
Political science.
Sociology.
Ethnology—Asia.
Public policy.
Cultural policy.
Asian Politics.
Political Science.
Gender Studies.
Asian Culture.
Public Policy.
Cultural Policy and Politics.