Factory Girls Women in the Thread Mills of Meiji Japan |
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| Author:
| Tsurumi, E. Patricia |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-00035-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1992 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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Investigating the enormous contribution made by female textile workers to early industrialization in Meiji Japan, this title documents not only their hardships but also their triumphs. It shows that these 'factory girls' developed an identity that played a crucial role in the history of the Japanese working class.
Investigating the enormous contribution made by female textile workers to early industrialization in Meiji Japan, this title documents not only their hardships but also their triumphs. It shows that these 'factory girls' developed an identity that played a crucial role in the history of the Japanese working class.