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Mabiki: Infanticide and Population Growth in Eastern Japan, 1660-1950
Fabian Drixler
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Description for Mabiki: Infanticide and Population Growth in Eastern Japan, 1660-1950
Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
This book tells the story of a society reversing deeply held worldviews and revolutionizing its demography. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and domain headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. In these pages, the long conflict over the meaning of infanticide comes to life once again. Those who killed babies saw themselves as responsible parents to their chosen children. Those who opposed infanticide redrew the boundaries of humanity so as to encompass newborn infants and exclude those ... Read more
This book tells the story of a society reversing deeply held worldviews and revolutionizing its demography. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and domain headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. In these pages, the long conflict over the meaning of infanticide comes to life once again. Those who killed babies saw themselves as responsible parents to their chosen children. Those who opposed infanticide redrew the boundaries of humanity so as to encompass newborn infants and exclude those ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes
Condition
New
Number of Pages
439
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520272439
SKU
V9780520272439
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About Fabian Drixler
Fabian Drixler teaches Japanese history at Yale University.
Reviews for Mabiki: Infanticide and Population Growth in Eastern Japan, 1660-1950
"Mabiki is a fabulous piece of historical scholarship on an important topic that until now had been relegated to the realm of traditional Japanese folktales."
Martin Dusinberre American Historical Review "This complex and immensely valuable book is certainly essential reading."
Luke S. Roberts Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Innovative, interesting, and rewarding ... [an] extremely stimulating book."
Osamu ... Read more
Martin Dusinberre American Historical Review "This complex and immensely valuable book is certainly essential reading."
Luke S. Roberts Journal of Interdisciplinary History "Innovative, interesting, and rewarding ... [an] extremely stimulating book."
Osamu ... Read more