Active Pursuit of Pregnancy: Neoliberalism, Postfeminism and the Politics of Reproduction in Contemporary Japan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004764613)

Vendor: Isabel Fassbender
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Format: Paperback
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Active Pursuit of Pregnancy: Neoliberalism, Postfeminism and the Politics of Reproduction in Contemporary Japan

$53.00

Active Pursuit of Pregnancy: Neoliberalism, Postfeminism and the Politics of Reproduction in Contemporary Japan

$53.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Isabel Fassbender
ISBN-10: 9004764615
ISBN-13: 9789004764613
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 05/21/2026
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.61d
By Isabel Fassbender
By Isabel Fassbender
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Isabel Fassbender received her Ph.D. from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2020) and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Studies at Doshisha Women's College in Kyoto. Her research field is Japanese studies, focusing on gender, family sociology, and governmentality.

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