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Reforming Japan : The Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the Meiji Period.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Asian Religions and Society SeriesPublisher: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 2010Copyright date: ©2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (266 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780774818186
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Reforming JapanDDC classification:
  • 363.4/1095209034
LOC classification:
  • HV5247.J3 -- L84 2010beb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The WCTU in Meiji Japan: An Organizational History -- 1: The Founding of the WCTU in Japan: 1886 -- 2: The Tumultuous Early Years of the Tokyo WCTU: 1886-92 -- 3: The Organization and Development of the Japan WCTU: 1892-1912 -- Part 2: Under the Guise of National Strengthening and "Good" Citizenship: Pillars of the WCTU's Reform Program -- 4: The Fight against Prostitution -- 5: The Struggle to Create a Sober Society -- 6: Imperial Loyalty and Patriotic Service Japan WCTU-Style -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Challenges received notions about women's political involvement and engagement with the state in Meiji Japan by exploring the activism of members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The WCTU in Meiji Japan: An Organizational History -- 1: The Founding of the WCTU in Japan: 1886 -- 2: The Tumultuous Early Years of the Tokyo WCTU: 1886-92 -- 3: The Organization and Development of the Japan WCTU: 1892-1912 -- Part 2: Under the Guise of National Strengthening and "Good" Citizenship: Pillars of the WCTU's Reform Program -- 4: The Fight against Prostitution -- 5: The Struggle to Create a Sober Society -- 6: Imperial Loyalty and Patriotic Service Japan WCTU-Style -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Challenges received notions about women's political involvement and engagement with the state in Meiji Japan by exploring the activism of members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

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