| We Are Not Garbage!: The Homeless Movement in Tokyo, 1994-2002 Contributor(s): Hasegawa, Miki (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415976936 ISBN-13: 9780415976930 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2006 Annotation: This book offers a full history of a homeless movement in Tokyo that lasted nearly a decade. It shows how homeless people and their external supporters in the city combined their scarce resources to generate and sustain the movement. The study advocates a more nuanced analysis of movement gains to appreciate how poor people can benefit by acting collectively. It also draws attention to potential difficulties faced by lower-stratum movements aided by external allies. In particular, the study highlights how actions of the state can undermine the relations between the aggrieved their allies in such a way as to limit gains. The book is the first in English to detail homeless mobilization in Japan. It also addresses the origins of increased homelessness and development of homelessness policy in the country. Besides homelessness, it covers a number of current social issues, including economic globalization, social exclusion, and politics over space. Click for more in this series: East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology, Culture (Routledge) |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Asia - Japan - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 305.569 |
| LCCN: 2006004798 |
| Series: East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology, Culture (Routledge) |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.28" W x 9.25" L (0.96 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents |
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| Publisher Description: This book offers a full history of a homeless movement in Tokyo that lasted nearly a decade. It shows how homeless people and their external supporters in the city combined their scarce resources to generate and sustain the movement. The study advocates a more nuanced analysis of movement gains to appreciate how poor people can benefit by acting collectively. It also draws attention to potential difficulties faced by lower-stratum movements aided by external allies. In particular, the study highlights how actions of the state can undermine the relations between aggrieved allies in such a way as to limit gains. The book is the first in English to detail homeless mobilization in Japan. It also addresses the origins of increased homelessness and development of homelessness policy in the country. Besides homelessness, it covers a number of current social issues, including economic globalization, social exclusion, and politics over space. |
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