Science for governing Japan's population /

"This major new study highlights the role of population sciences in turning Japan into a modern sovereign nation. Based on a range of local and state archives in Japan and in the United States, Aya Homei unpacks assumptions about the links between population, sovereignty, and science"--

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Main Authors: Homei, Aya
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2023.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Science in history
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Summary: "This major new study highlights the role of population sciences in turning Japan into a modern sovereign nation. Based on a range of local and state archives in Japan and in the United States, Aya Homei unpacks assumptions about the links between population, sovereignty, and science"--
Carrier Form: xiii, 298 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-287) and index.
ISBN: 9781009186834
1009186833
Index Number: HB3651
CLC: C924.313.1-09
Call Number: C924.313.1-09/H765