This book uses the figure of the salaryman to explore masculinity in Japan by examining the salaryman as a gendered construct, and is one of the first to focus on the men within Japanese corporate culture through a gendered lens.

This is an examination of technological change and the beliefs that were the engines of change in the 19th century iron and silk reeling industries in Japan.

This book examines the emergence of women's history-writing groups in Japan in the decade following the end of World War II and the way in which these versions of history-writing went on to subsequently eclipse and outlive those being ...

The author explores the role of science and photography in representations of Japan and Emperors Mutsuhito and Hirohito, covering a period of over a hundred years from the Meiji period through the Emperor Hirohito's death in 1989.

Focusing on the labour management strategies of the Hyundai Business Group, this important new study argues that historical analysis is essential for a complete understanding of the dynamics of South Korean industrial relations.

In this book David Wittner situates Japan’s Meiji Era experience of technology transfer and industrial modernization within the realm of culture, politics, and symbolism, examining how nineteenth century beliefs in civilization and ...

This book uses the figure of the salaryman to explore masculinity in Japan by examining the salaryman as a gendered construct, and is one of the first to focus on the men within Japanese corporate culture through a gendered lens.

This book examines the emergence of women's history-writing groups in Japan in the decade following the end of World War II and the way in which these versions of history-writing went on to subsequently eclipse and outlive those being ...

With Japan's defeat in the Pacific War, the emperor was transformed from wartime leader to peace-loving scientist.