The state construction of 'Japaneseness': the Koseki registration system in Japan

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 &a...

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1. Verfasser: Endō, Masataka 1972- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hartley, Barbara (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Balwyn North, Victoria Trans Pacific Press [2019]
Schriftenreihe:Japanese Society series
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:viii, 337 Seiten
ISBN:9781925608816
1925608816
9781920901622