Bad youth : juvenile delinquency and the politics of everyday life in modern Japan /
Ambaras, David Richard,1962-
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-291) and index.
Introduction -- Unruly youth and the early modern polity -- Assimilating the lower classes -- Civilizing "degenerate students" -- Popularizing protection -- Preparing modern workers, policing modern play -- Juvenile delinquency and the national defense state -- Epilogue: The century of juvenile protection.
Juvenile delinquency
Problem youth
Urban youth
Social control
Social change