Gender and Nation in Meiji Japan: Modernity, Loss, and the Doing of History

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Gender and nation in Meiji japan Gender and Nation in Meiji Japan Modernity, Loss, and the doinG of history Jason G. Karlin University of Hawai‘i Press Honolulu © 2014 University of Hawai‘i Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 19 18 17 16 15 14 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Karlin, Jason G., author. Gender and nation in Meiji Japan : modernity, loss, and the doing of history / Jason G. Karlin. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8248-3826-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Japan—History—Meiji period, 1868–1912. 2. Japan— Civilization—Western influences. 3. Japan—Social life and customs—1868–1912. 4. Nationalism—Japan. 5. Japan— Historiography. I. Title. DS882.5.K355 2014 952.03'1—dc23 2013047804 University of Hawai‘i Press books are printed on acid-free paper and meet the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Council on Library Resources. Designed by Integrated Composition Systems, Spokane, Washington Printed by Sheridan Books, Inc. Dedicated to Carol Katherine Karlin and all working mothers ...