Undermining the Occupation: Women Coalminers in 1940s Japan
Using the case of women coal miners from a remote Kyushu district, this paper attempts to highlight some of the difficulties associated with an occupying power introducing major labour reforms. In this case I look at women’s employment in the mines during the 1930s-40s, and examine how and why women...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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UTS ePRESS
2010-11-01
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Series: | PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies |
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Online Access: | http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/portal/article/view/1518 |