The Ashio Riot of 1907 - A Social History of Mining in Japan

"Nimura is by all measures a leading figure in the field of Japanese labor history. And he has much to tell us about how labor in Japan was transformed in the Meiji period from traditional structures to a newer and more 'modern' system."--Fred G. Notehelfer, UCLA Center for Japanese Studies

List of contents

List of Figures and Tables ix

Editor's Preface / Andrew Gordon xi

Acknowledgments xvii

Author's Introduction to the English Edition 1

Prologue: The Ashio Copper Mine and the Japanese Mining Industry 12

1. The Subjective Conditions of the Ashio Riot: A Critique of the Theory of "Atomized Laborers" 41

2. A Historical Analysis of the Lodge System: A Critique of the Migrant Labor Theory 154

Conclusions: The Significance of Ashio 186

Epilogue: Japanese Miners in Comparative Perspective 217

Notes 233

Index 267

About the author

Kazuo Nimura

Summary

Explains why the workers at the Ashio copper mine joined together for three days of rioting against the Furukawa Company in February 1907. In the course of this historical analysis, this book takes on some of the most influential critical perspectives on Japanese social and labour history. It is of interest to scholars of labour history.

Product details

• Authors: Kazuo Nimura, Nimura, Kazuo Nimura
• Assisted by: Andrew Gordon (Editor), Terry Boardman (Translation)
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.1998
• EAN: 9780822320081
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2008-1
• No. of pages: 296
• Illustrations: 11 illustrations, 4 figures, 2
• Series: Comparative & International Wo; Comparative and International Working-Class History; Comparative and International Working-Class History; Comparative and International
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries