Buraku Issue and Modern Japan - The Career of Matsumoto Jiichiro

Informationen zum Autor Ian Neary is a Faculty Fellow at St Antony's College and a Lecturer in the politics of Japan at Oxford University, UK. Klappentext Casting new light on majority-minority relations and the struggle for Buraku liberation, this book focuses on Matsumoto Jiichiro, arguably the most important Buraku leader of the twentieth century, locating his experience within the broader developments in Japan's social, political and economic history. Zusammenfassung Casting new light on majority-minority relations and the struggle for Buraku liberation, this book focuses on Matsumoto Jiichiro, arguably the most important Buraku leader of the twentieth century, locating his experience within the broader developments in Japan's social, political and economic history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Early Years 2. Matsumoto and the Suiheisha 3. From Prison to the Diet 4. Matsumoto Jiichirô: Dietman 1936–41 5. Matsumoto and the War in the Pacific 6. Matsumoto and Occupied Japan 7. Matsumoto in the 1950s 8. His Last Years: The 1960s

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• Authors: Ian Neary, Ian Neary, Ian (University of Oxford Neary, NEARY IAN
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2009
• EAN: 9780415390828
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39082-8
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies; Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Japan, History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General