State Construction Of 'Japaneseness'
Subtitle: The Household Registration System in Japan and Beyond
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9781925608816
Subjects: Social sciences
Description: Tracing the history of the koseki registration system from its inception in the Meiji era through its use in Japan's colonial holdings in the pre-war era & to the present day, this book challenges the very foundations of the system, arguing that it promotes prejudice & discrimination & fosters a divisive understanding of the 'Japanese' as a people.