Japanese working class lives : an ethnographic study of factory workers /
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Author / Creator: | Roberson, James E., 1955- |
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Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1998. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 227 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11148927 |
Summary: | Thisnbsp;ethnographic study examines the lives of Japanese workers in small firms andnbsp;analysis their experiences of working life, leisure and education. This unique case study of the Shintani Metals Company illustrates the ways in which employees lives extend beyond their work.<br> Japanese Working Class Lives provides a valuable alternative view of working life outside the large corporations. Roberson demonstrates that the Japanese working class is more diverse than Western stereotypes of be-suited salary-men would suggest. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 227 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0203173694 9780203173695 9780415172127 0415172128 9786610032037 6610032033 1280032030 9781280032035 0203286014 9780203286012 9781134692835 1134692838 9781134692781 1134692781 9781134692828 113469282X 9780415574228 0415574226 |