In the years after 1868, when Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation ended, in nursing, as in every other aspect of life, the Japanese looked to the west. This book tells the story of 'Florence Nightingale-ism' in Japan, showing how Japanese nursing developed from 1868 to the present. It discusses how Japanese nursing adopted western models, implementing 'Nightingale-ism' in a conscious, caricature way, and implemented it more fully, at least on the surface, than in Britain. At the same time Japanese nurses had to cope, with great difficulty, with traditional Japanese attitudes, which were strongly opposed to women being involved in professions of any kind, and, as the book shows, western models did not in fact penetrate very deeply.
| ISBN: | 9780415674966 |
| Publication date: | 20th December 2011 |
| Author: | Aya Takahashi |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia |
| Genres: |
Nursing History of medicine Regional / International studies |
In the years after 1868, when Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation ended, in nursing, as in every other aspect of life, the Japanese looked to the west. This book tells the story of 'Florence Nightingale-ism' in Japan, showing how Japanese nursing developed from 1868 to the present. It discusses how Japanese nursing adopted western models, implementing 'Nightingale-ism' in a conscious, caricature way, and implemented it more fully, at least on the surface, than in Britain. At the same time Japanese nurses had to cope, with great difficulty, with traditional Japanese attitudes, which were strongly opposed to women being involved in professions of any kind, and, as the book shows, western models did not in fact penetrate very deeply.
The Development of the Japanese Nursing Profession features in the following genres: Nursing, History of medicine, Regional / International studies
The Development of the Japanese Nursing Profession is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Development of the Japanese Nursing Profession was written by Aya Takahashi and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Development of the Japanese Nursing Profession has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia series
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