Histories of Children and Childhood in Meiji Japan by Christi... - 9780367651473

Histories of Children and Childhood in Meiji JapanAuthor(s): Christian Galan, Harald Salomon\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367651473, 978-0367651473\nSynopsis\nThis book bridges the gap between historical research on Japan and the field of childhood history by writing children and childhood into the general historical record of the Meiji period.\n\nTo explore the widely varying circumstances of childhood during the Japanese transition to modernity, the volume presents survey studies and snapshots of historical moments by authors from Europe, Japan, and North America. These histories of children and childhood address various thematic aspects, from birth and child-rearing to the representation of childhood in literary works, and these are approached from differing angles, in terms of theoretical perspectives and methodology. The contributions display a particular awareness for the problem of sources in writing .