{"product_id":"undermining-the-japanese-miracle-work-and-conflict-in-a-japanese-coal-mining-community-paperback-9780521114943","title":"Undermining the Japanese Miracle; Work and Conflict in a Japanese Coal-mining Community (Paperback) 9780521114943","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUndermining the Japanese Miracle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWork and Conflict in a Japanese Coal-mining Community\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 1995, is about the underside of Japan's economic miracle.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMatthew Allen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521114943, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 25 June 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 38 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book, first published in 1995, is about the underside of Japan's economic miracle. It is an account of people who have been forgotten in Japan's push to industrialise in the post-war era: the coal-miners of Chikuho on Japan's southernmost island. The dirty and neglected character of Chikuho is in stark contrast with Japan's prevailing image as an international leader in technology and an affluent, socially cohesive country. As coal industries in industrialised nations around the world are closed down, regions like Chikuho embody the concept of underdevelopment within highly developed societies. Matthew Allen challenges the concepts of industrial harmony, economic foresight, cultural homogeneity and caring political management that dominate much of the literature on Japan. He describes how the people of the coalfields see themselves, providing insights into an aspect of Japanese society that is rarely encountered.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Plates\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes on translation and anonymity\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Chikuho: a short description\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Chikuho revivalists\u003cbr\u003e 3. Idegawa\u003cbr\u003e 4. A short history of coalmining: Chikuho in context\u003cbr\u003e 5. The picture show man\u003cbr\u003e 6. A culture in violence\u003cbr\u003e 7. H-san mine: violence and repression\u003cbr\u003e 8. The bathing master\u003cbr\u003e 9. Labour conflict: the case of the K-san union action\u003cbr\u003e 10. D-san and the students\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mizuno\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Y-san disaster\u003cbr\u003e 13. Sono\u003cbr\u003e 14. Welfare\u003cbr\u003e 15. Welfare in Chikuho\u003cbr\u003e 16. A Yakuza story\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographical Essay\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e List of Informants\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006510321944,"sku":"9780521114943","price":27.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521114943i_f6a714d9-dbee-487f-a02c-38fc633064c1.jpg?v=1691371356","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/undermining-the-japanese-miracle-work-and-conflict-in-a-japanese-coal-mining-community-paperback-9780521114943","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}