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245 10 a| Discovering women's voicesh| [electronic resource] :b| the lives of modern Japanese silk mill workers in their own words /c| by Sandra Schaal ; translated by Jim Smith with the help of Sandra Schaal.;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| [2022];

300 a| xiii, 457 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

490 0 a| The intimate & public in Asian & global perspectives,x| 2213-0608 ;v| volume14;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Part 1. A brief history of Japan's silk-reeling industry -- Part 2. In search of a lost time: the workers' thread-reeling songs -- Part 3. Interviews of former female operatives.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "At a time when concern with the exploitation of young women in the assembly plants of developing countries is still a major social issue for gender and development specialists, Discovering Women's Voices. The Lives of Modern Japanese Silk Mill Workers in Their Own Words, offers a vivid account of the lives of women who formed modern Japan's 'reserve army' for textile mills. By analyzing work songs and oral testimonies of former silk-reeling operatives about their lives in the factory and in their native countryside, it challenges the long-standing assumption describing their history as merely exploitative, convincingly showing that factory life could appear as a window of opportunity or at least a lesser evil to workers born in rural underprivileged families.native countryside, it challenges the long-standing assumption describing their history as merely exploitative, convincingly showing that factory life could appear as a window of opportunity or at least a lesser evil to workers born in rural underprivileged families"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Discovering women's voices the lives of modern Japanese silk mill workers in their own words / by Sandra Schaal ; translated by Jim Smith with the help of Sandra Schaal.

Author/creator	Schaal, Sandra
Other author	Smith, Jim (James Bradford)
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Description	xiii, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Women silk industry workers--Japan. --Social conditions. Women silk industry workers--Japan. --Songs and music. Women silk industry workers--Japan. --Interviews.

Uniform title	"Jokō aishi" o saikōsuru. English
Series	The intimate & public in Asian & global perspectives, 2213-0608 ; volume14
Contents	Part 1. A brief history of Japan's silk-reeling industry -- Part 2. In search of a lost time: the workers' thread-reeling songs -- Part 3. Interviews of former female operatives.
Abstract	"At a time when concern with the exploitation of young women in the assembly plants of developing countries is still a major social issue for gender and development specialists, Discovering Women's Voices. The Lives of Modern Japanese Silk Mill Workers in Their Own Words, offers a vivid account of the lives of women who formed modern Japan's 'reserve army' for textile mills. By analyzing work songs and oral testimonies of former silk-reeling operatives about their lives in the factory and in their native countryside, it challenges the long-standing assumption describing their history as merely exploitative, convincingly showing that factory life could appear as a window of opportunity or at least a lesser evil to workers born in rural underprivileged families.native countryside, it challenges the long-standing assumption describing their history as merely exploitative, convincingly showing that factory life could appear as a window of opportunity or at least a lesser evil to workers born in rural underprivileged families"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021017458
ISBN	9789004464421 (hardback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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