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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James E Roberson |
| ISBN: | 0415172128 9780415172127 9780203173695 0203173694 |
| OCLC Number: | 37261040 |
| Description: | x, 227 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Note on Japanese names -- 1. Japanese working class lives: problems and perspectives -- 2. Getting there and getting in -- 3. Shintani Metals: company history -- 4. Shintani Metals: organization, experience and relationships -- 5. Paths to Shintani: school boys, working men -- 6. Paths to Shintani: factory girls, working women -- 7. Paths from Shintani -- 8. After-Hours: sponsored leisure events -- 9. After-Hours: nakama leisure events -- 10. Private Time -- 11. Conclusion: of contexts and connections. |
| Responsibility: | James E. Roberson. |
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"Through his fine grasp of the current literature on the issues and discussions related to the Japanese male and female workers, the author skillfully weaves the bibliographical information with his discussions in the texts, and educates us with the current academic understanding of the Japanese working class... [P]resents a much enriched portrait of the factory worker in the Japanese small firm. It is a wonderful addition to the much-needed counter-narratives on the Japanese working class. - Soon-Won Park, Lecturer, Keio University."<br>"[A] beautifully written ethnographic work....The book...will no doubt please a large audience."<br>-"Journal of Japanese Studies <br> Read more...
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