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List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Note on transliteration,romanization and translation; List of abbreviations; Part I. A Context forStudying Work: 1. The Japanese at work; 2. Toward a sociology of work inpostwar Japan; 3. Competing models for understanding work in Japan; Part II.The Commitment to Being at Work: 4. Hours of work, labor-force participationand the work ethic; Part III. Processing Labor Through Japan's Labor Markets:5. Change and challenge in the labor market; 6. Segmentation of the labormarket; Part IV. The Broader Social Policy Context for Understanding Choiceat Work in Japan: 7. From labor policy to social policy: a framework forunderstanding labor process in Japan at the national level 8. Social securityand safety nets; Part V. The Power Relations Shaping the Organization of Workin Japan: 9. The state of the union movement in Japan; 10. Managementorganizations and the interests of employers; Part VI. The Future: 11. Thefuture of work in Japan; References; Author index; General index.