Active Pursuit of Pregnancy - Neoliberalism, Postfeminism and the Politics of Reproduction in Contemporary Japan (Hardcover)

What is ninkatsu? Who promotes and governs this "active pursuit of pregnancy?" Trying to answer these questions, this unprecedented publication exhibits how mass media, policymakers, and biomedical science-corporate capitalism govern the individual's reproductive choices in contemporary Japan through gendered discourses of self-improvement, life planning, and biomedical technology. Analyzing a broad range of media, popular science, and government material, it links historical and social processes with an original theoretical framework on self-governance, neoliberalism, and postfeminism. While deeply engaging with Japanese sources, this rich scholarship takes the study of reproductive politics beyond Japan. This book is not only of interest for Japanese studies scholars but more broadly also those curious about neoliberal government strategies, gender, and biomedical capitalism.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Intimate and the Public in Asian and Global Perspectives, 16
Release date:	December 2021
First published:	2022
Authors:	Isabel Fassbender
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-47045-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Birth Promotions
LSN:	90-04-47045-X
Barcode:	9789004470453

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