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Undermining the Japanese Miracle: Work and Conflict in a Japanese Coal-mining Community by Allen, Matthew, 1957- is a social science available to read on EtoBox.

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This book is about the underside of Japan's economic miracle. It is an account of people who have been forgotten in Japan's push to industrialize in the postwar era: the coalminers 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. The book challenges the concepts of industrial harmony, cultural homogeneity and caring governm

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Allen, Matthew, 1957-
Publisher
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press
Published
1994
Language
EN
ISBN
9780521450096
Category
social science
Subjects
Economics, Management, Anthropology
Updated
2026-03-25

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