Science for Governing Japan's Population

ISBN-13: 9781009186834 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Aya Homei

Opis

A major new study tracing historical roots of the interplay between policy, population and science in Japan from the 1860s-1950s.

Recenzje

'In this magisterial study, Homei places the development of modern population science at the center of the making of modern Japan. Combining fascinating historical detail with subtle argument, she shows that over the sweep of a full century, “the population problem” kept changing, while science and state policy became ever more entwined. Written with a sure hand in compelling prose, this book will change the way historians think about population and governance far beyond Japan.' Susan Greenhalgh, Havard University

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Population statistics: between building a modern state and governing imperial subjects; 2. Medical midwifery and vital statistics: for the health of Japan's population; 3. Policy experts: tackling Japan's 'population problems'; 4. National land planning: distributing populations for the wartime nation-state-empire; 5. Birth control survey: visualizing a productive Japanese population for postwar reconstruction; 6. Public health demography: local, national, and transnational efforts to govern lower-class populations; Conclusion.