Japan's Underclass: Day Laborers and the Homeless (Japanese Society Series) - Softcover

Hideo Aoki (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 187684325X ISBN 13: 9781876843250

Publisher: Trans Pacific Press, 2006

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Synopsis

Condemned by economic forces and the prejudices of others to remain forever in the underclass, the homeless and day laborers in present-day affluent Japan struggle to survive in its cities. In this poignant portrait of the conditions endured by these people we read of men who die on the streets, the efforts of volunteers, officialdoms lack of understanding and of passers-by pointing at these men to show their children where failure will lead. The book shows how it is not personal failure, but a variety of economic and life circumstances that has propelled these men into the underclass.

About the Author

Hideo Aoki is Director of the Urban Sociology Research Center based in Hiroshima.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 187684325X
• ISBN 13: 9781876843250
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 341