Silk and Insight
1st Edition, Kindle Edition
Taylor and Francis · Ebook · May 31, 1998
This is a tale based on the strike which took place in the mid-1950s at Omi Kenshi, a silk manufacturer not far from Tokyo.
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- Genres
- Japanese Fiction, The Classics
- Published
- Taylor and Francis, May 31, 1998
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This is a tale based on the strike which took place in the mid-1950s at Omi Kenshi, a silk manufacturer not far from Tokyo. The events described reflect the management / labour tensions of the period and is a piece of social commentary on the transformation of Japanese business.
Where it sits
| Japanese Fiction | 96% |
|---|---|
| The Classics | 55% |
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Publisher categories
- Politics & Government
- Authors
- Yukio Mishima, Frank Gibney, Hiro Sato
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Published
- May 31, 1998
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Politics & Government