Contemporary Portraits of Japanese Women

by Yukiko Tanaka

Book Overview

As Japan shifted from an agricultural country before 1950 to an industrialized nation in less time than any other developed country, women felt the pressure of the shift. Husbands worked longer hours, leaving all the household chores and child rearing to their wives while fulfilling their responsibilites as corporate soldiers. The economy was fueled by a diligent, well-educated, low-paid workforce, but gender role division became even more rigid...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275951731
• ISBN13: 9780275951733
• Release Date: April 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"