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

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.