Japanese Urbanism. Industry and Politics in Kariya, 1872-1972.
Berkeley. University of California Press. 1975. Stock ID #69588 "This examination of the sociology of politics in an industrializing city in Japan during the century 1872-1972 is the first to describe how economic growth alters social structure and political behavior. The subject is the city of Kariya, which in 1972 was a community of ninety thousand inhabitants, most of them employed in several large firms in the Toyota enterprise. In relating how Toyota expanded from modest origins as a small textile concern to become one of the world's largest industrial firms, Mr. Allinson illuminates Toyota's history, its ties with other Japanese business organizations, its managerial and personnel practices, and its role in local politics." Taken from blurb. When referring to this item please quote stockid 69588.
Map, xiv + 276pp, bibliography, index, faint stain from pricetag front paste down, bookplate front free endpaper, dustjacket worn with small tears at extremities, now protected.
Price: $40.00 AU