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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Cambridge University Press,
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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 |