日本の陰謀: ハワイ・オアフ島大ストライキの光と影
The Japanese Conspiracy: The Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920 is Masayo Duus's nonfiction account of the 1920 sugar-cane workers' strike on Oahu, Hawaii. It closely follows the labor movement of Japanese immigrants within the larger currents that would lead toward the Pacific War.
Work Information
From a major strike in Hawaii's sugar-cane fields, it portrays immigrant society and the currents before war.
Published by Bungeishunju. Centered on the second Oahu strike involving Japanese immigrants working in Hawaii's sugar-cane fields in 1920, the book depicts the hopes and conflicts of immigrant society, friction with American society, and the shadow of the era moving toward the Pacific War. An English translation, The Japanese Conspiracy: The Oahu Sugar Strike of 1920, has also been published.
Review Summaries
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The strength lies not only in reconstructing the incident but in connecting immigrant society, labor, and international relations. Its weight comes from showing the approach of large historical forces through everyday life.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 文藝春秋
- Published
- 1991-09-01
- Pages
- 518 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784163456201
- ISBN-10
- 4163456201
- Price
- 474 JPY
- Category
- 本/社会・政治/社会学/社会学概論
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Reviews
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