Peasants, rebels, women, and outcastes : the underside of modern Japan
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Peasants, rebels, women, and outcastes : the underside of modern Japan
(Asian voices)
Rowman & Littlefield, c2003
2nd ed
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Previous ed.: New York : Pantheon, 1982
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-342) and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: cloth ISBN 9780742525245
Description
This compelling social history uses diaries, memoirs, fiction, trial testimony, personal recollections, and eyewitness accounts to weave a fascinating tale of what ordinary Japanese endured throughout their century's era of economic growth. Rescuing vivid, often wrenching accounts of peasants, miners, textile workers, rebels, and prostitutes, Mikiso Hane forces us to see Japan's 'modern century' (from the beginnings of contact with the West to the outset of World War II) through fresh eyes. In doing so, he mounts a formidable challenge to the success story of Japan's 'economic miracle.' Starting with the Meiji restoration of 1868, Professor Hane vividly illustrates how modernization actually widened the gulf, economically and socially, between rich and poor, between the mo-bo and mo-ga ('modern boy' and 'modern girl') of the cities and their rural counterparts. He laces his scholarly narrative with sharply etched individual stories that allow us see Japan from the bottom up.
We feel the back-breaking labor of a typical farm family; the anguish of poverty-stricken parents forced to send their daughters to Japan's new mills, factories, and brothels; the hopelessness in rural areas scourged by famine; the proud defiance of women battling against patriarchy; and the desperation of being on strike in a company town, in revolt in the countryside, or conscripted into the army. This second edition is enhanced by an updated epilogue and a new chapter on women activists, focusing especially on the articles, essays, and letters of ItT Noe, whose work was cut short when she was murdered by military police. By allowing the underprivileged to speak for themselves, Hane presents us with a unique people's history of an often-hidden world that will be invaluable reading for all those interested in the underside of Meiji Japan.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 1 Modernization and the Peasants Chapter 2 2 Farming and Farm Life Chapter 3 3 Morals and Mores Chapter 4 4 Rural Women Chapter 5 5 The Struggle for Survival Chapter 6 6 The Outcaste in Japan Chapter 7 7 The Textile Factory Workers Chapter 8 8 Poverty and Prostitution Chapter 9 9 The Coal Miners Chapter 10 10 Women Rebels Chapter 11 11 Epilogue: The Postwar Years
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780742525252
Description
This compelling social history uses diaries, memoirs, fiction, trial testimony, personal recollections, and eyewitness accounts to weave a fascinating tale of what ordinary Japanese endured throughout their century's era of economic growth. Rescuing vivid, often wrenching accounts of peasants, miners, textile workers, rebels, and prostitutes, Mikiso Hane forces us to see Japan's "modern century" (from the beginnings of contact with the West to the outset of World War II) through fresh eyes. In doing so, he mounts a formidable challenge to the success story of Japan's "economic miracle." Starting with the Meiji restoration of 1868, Professor Hane vividly illustrates how modernization actually widened the gulf, economically and socially, between rich and poor, between the mo-bo and mo-ga ("modern boy" and "modern girl") of the cities and their rural counterparts. He laces his scholarly narrative with sharply etched individual stories that allow us see Japan from the bottom up.
We feel the back-breaking labor of a typical farm family; the anguish of poverty-stricken parents forced to send their daughters to Japan's new mills, factories, and brothels; the hopelessness in rural areas scourged by famine; the proud defiance of women battling against patriarchy; and the desperation of being on strike in a company town, in revolt in the countryside, or conscripted into the army. This second edition is enhanced by an updated epilogue and a new chapter on women activists, focusing especially on the articles, essays, and letters of Ito Noe, whose work was cut short when she was murdered by military police. By allowing the underprivileged to speak for themselves, Hane presents us with a unique people's history of an often-hidden world that will be invaluable reading for all those interested in the underside of Meiji Japan.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 1 Modernization and the Peasants Chapter 2 2 Farming and Farm Life Chapter 3 3 Morals and Mores Chapter 4 4 Rural Women Chapter 5 5 The Struggle for Survival Chapter 6 6 The Outcaste in Japan Chapter 7 7 The Textile Factory Workers Chapter 8 8 Poverty and Prostitution Chapter 9 9 The Coal Miners Chapter 10 10 Women Rebels Chapter 11 11 Epilogue: The Postwar Years
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