Download or read book Undermining the Japanese Miracle written by Matthew Allen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the underside of Japan's economic miracle. It is an account of people who have been forgotten in Japan's push to industrialize in the postwar era: the coalminers of Chikuho on Japan's southernmost island. The dirty and neglected character of Chikuho is in stark contrast with Japan's prevailing image as an international leader in technology and an affluent, socially cohesive country. The book challenges the concepts of industrial harmony, cultural homogeneity and caring government that dominate much of the literature on Japan.