Labor and imperial democracy in prewar Japan /

Labor and Imperial Democracy in Prewar Japan examines the political role played by working men and women in prewar Tokyo and offers a reinterpretation of the broader dynamics of Japan's prewar political history. Gordon argues that such phenomena as riots, labor disputes, and union organizing ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gordon, Andrew, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Colección:Twentieth-century Japan ; 1.
Temas:
1900-1999
Working class > Political activity > Japan > History > 20th century.
Labor disputes > Japan > History > 20th century.
Labor movement > Japan > History > 20th century.
Riots > Japan > History > 20th century.
Political participation > Japan > History > 20th century.
Travailleurs > Activité politique > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Travail > Conflits > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Mouvement ouvrier > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Émeutes > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Participation politique > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
HISTORY > General.
Labor disputes.
Labor movement.
Political participation.
Politics and government.
Riots.
Working class > Political activity.
Japan > Politics and government > 20th century.
Japon > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Japan.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables, Graphs, and Maps
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART ONE. The Crowd and Labor in the Movement for Imperial Democracy, 1905-18
  • 1. The Movement for Imperial Democracy
  • 2. The Urban Crowd and Politics, 1905-18
  • 3. Labor Disputes and the Working Class in Tokyo
  • 4. Building a Labor Movement:: Nankatsu Workers and the Yūaikai
  • PART TWO. Labor under Imperial Democratic Rule
  • 5. Imperial Democracy as a Structure of Rule
  • 6. Nuclei of the Workers' Movement
  • 7. The Labor Offensive in Nankatsu, 1924-29
  • 8. Working-Class Political Culture under Imperial Democracy
  • PART THREE. The Collapse of Imperial Democracy
  • 9. The Depression and the Workers' Movement
  • 10. The Social Movement Transformed, 1932-35
  • 11. Imperial Fascism, 1935-40
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Public Assemblies in Tokyo, 18831938
  • Appendix B. Victims of the Kameido Incident, September 4, 1923
  • Bibliographic Essay
  • Index

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