Children as treasures : childhood and the middle class in early twentieth century Japan / Mark A. Jones.
Jones, Mark A. (Mark Alan), 1969-
2010
HT690.J3 J66 2010 (Mapit)
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Title Children as treasures : childhood and the middle class in early twentieth century Japan / Mark A. Jones.
Author Jones, Mark A. (Mark Alan), 1969-
ISBN 9780674053342 (alk. paper)
0674053346 (alk. paper)
Publication Details Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2010.
Language English
Description xii, 407 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HT690.J3 J66 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 305.230952/09041
Summary Mark Jones examines the making of a new child's world in Japan between 1890 and 1930 and focuses on the institutions, groups, and individuals that reshaped both the idea of childhood and the daily life of children.
Note Mark Jones examines the making of a new child's world in Japan between 1890 and 1930 and focuses on the institutions, groups, and individuals that reshaped both the idea of childhood and the daily life of children.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Harvard East Asian monographs ; 328.
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