Reforming Japan : the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the Meiji period
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Reforming Japan : the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the Meiji period
(Asian religions and society series)
UBC Press, c2010
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. [225]-241
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In 1902 the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)petitioned the Japanese government to stop rewarding good deeds withthe bestowal of sake cups. Alcohol production and consumption, itsmembers argued, harmed individuals, endangered public welfare, andwasted vital resources. This campaign was part of a wide-ranging reformprogram to eliminate prostitution, eradicate drinking, spreadChristianity, and improve the lives of women. As Elizabeth Dorn Lublinshows, members did not passively accept and propagate government policybut felt a duty to shape it by defining social problems and influencingopinion. Certain their beliefs and reforms were essential toJapan's advancement, members couched their calls for change in therhetorical language of national progress. Ultimately, the WCTU'sactivism belies received notions of women's public involvementand political engagement in Meiji Japan.
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: The WCTU in Meiji Japan: An OrganizationalHistory
1 The Founding of the WCTU in Japan:1886
2 The Tumultuous Early Years of the Tokyo WCTU:1886-92
3 The Organization and Development of the Japan WCTU:1892-1912
Part 2: Under the Guise of National Strengthening and"Good" Citizenship: Pillars of the WCTU's ReformProgram
4 The Fight against Prostitution
5 The Struggle to Create a Sober Society
6 Imperial Loyalty and Patriotic Service JapanWCTU-Style
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
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