The eleven chapters in this volume explore the process of carving out, in discourse and in practice, the boundaries delineating the state, the civil sphere, and

This volume explores the process of carving out, in discourse and in practice, the boundaries delineating the state, the civil sphere, and the family in Japan f

Japan's Private Spheres: Autonomy in Japanese History, 1600-1930 explores the genesis and historical development of autonomy and its evolving relationship with

"The past becomes readable when we can tell stories and make arguments about it. When we can tell more than one story or make divergent arguments, the readabili

"The Chinese Communist welfare state was established with the goal of eradicating income inequality. But paradoxically, it actually widened the income gap, unde