Labour Contracts And Labour Relations In Early Modern Central Japan (changing Labour Relations In Asia)

Based on a collection of labour contracts and other documents, this book examines the legal, economic and social relations of labour as they developed in the commercial enterprises of Tokugawa Japan. The urban focus is Kyoto, the cultural capital and smallest of the three great cities of the Tokugawa period, but the data comes from a wider region of commercial and castle towns and rural villages in central Japan. Based On A Collection Of Labor Contracts, Letters And Other Documents, Labor Contracts And Labor Relations In Early Modern Central Japan Examines The Legal, Economic And Social Relations Of Labor As They Developed In The Commercial Enterprises Of Tokugawa Japan. The Urban Focus Is Kyoto, The Cultural Capital And Smallest Of The Three Great Cities Of The Tokugawa Period, But The Data Comes From A Wider Region Of Commercial And Castle Towns And Rural Villages In Central Japan.--jacket. 1. Capitalism, Industry And The Organization Of Labor -- 2. Stem Family And Lineage Businesses -- 3. Labor Organization In Industry -- 4. Labor Contracts And Contract Labor -- 5. Workers, Guarantors And Migration Patterns -- 6. Contract Conditions -- 7. Conflict And Resolution -- 8. Labor In Early Modern Japan And Beyond. Mary Louise Nagata. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [171]-180) And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 1 Capitalism industry and the organization of labor......Page 10 2 Stem family and lineage businesses......Page 32 3 Labor organization in industry......Page 48 4 Labor contracts and contract labor......Page 62 5 Workers guarantors and migration patterns......Page 77 6 Contract conditions......Page 94 7 Conflict and resolution......Page 110 8 Labor in early modern Japan and beyond......Page 130 Appendix A Data sources......Page 144 Appendix B Translations of selected documents......Page 147 Appendix C Glossary of terms......Page 160 Notes......Page 162 Bibliography......Page 180 Index......Page 190 This book is a study of labour relations in commercial and proto industrial enterprises in Tokugawa Japan.