Cargando…

Ry?sai Kenbo : the Educational Ideal of 'Good Wife, Wise Mother' in Modern Japan.

The famous ry?sai kenbo or 'good wife, wise mother' role of Japanese women was, in fact, not a traditional Confucian view but a modern construct - its first appearance in Japan being the latter half of the nineteenth century. Girls at the time were proud to fulfill their new role of contri...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koyama, Shizuko
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2012.
Colección:Intimate and the public in Asian and global perspectives.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The famous ry?sai kenbo or 'good wife, wise mother' role of Japanese women was, in fact, not a traditional Confucian view but a modern construct - its first appearance in Japan being the latter half of the nineteenth century. Girls at the time were proud to fulfill their new role of contributing to not just the family but to the formation of the state. Koyama's discovery has transformed how we see modern women's history in Japan and East Asia as a whole.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (234 pages)
ISBN:9789004244351
9004244352