Undermining the Japanese Miracle: Work and Conflict in a Japanese Coal-mining Community

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Matthew Allen (University of Sydney)

Undermining the Japanese Miracle

Work and Conflict in a Japanese Coal-mining Community

Matthew Allen (University of Sydney)

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English

Cambridge University Press
25 June 2009

History; Urban communities; Social & cultural anthropology; Coal & solid fuel industries

This 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.

By: Matthew Allen (University of Sydney)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9780521114943
ISBN 10: 0521114942
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 25 June 2009
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Plates; List of Maps; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of abbreviations; Notes on translation and anonymity; Introduction; 1. Chikuho: a short description; 2. The Chikuho revivalists; 3. Idegawa; 4. A short history of coalmining: Chikuho in context; 5. The picture show man; 6. A culture in violence; 7. H-san mine: violence and repression; 8. The bathing master; 9. Labour conflict: the case of the K-san union action; 10. D-san and the students; 11. Mizuno; 12. The Y-san disaster; 13. Sono; 14. Welfare; 15. Welfare in Chikuho; 16. A Yakuza story; Conclusion; Bibliographical Essay; Bibliography; List of Informants; Index.