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Book talk: Resilience and Autonomy in Prewar and Wartime Japan: The Internal Governance of Industries (1925-1945)

Book talk: Resilience and Autonomy in Prewar and Wartime Japan: The Internal Governance of Industries (1925-1945) In-Person

Hiromi Murakami's book looks into the processes by which industrial manufacturing organizations in Japan conducted collective action, and how and under what conditions industries interacted with each other and responded to government interference. Surprisingly, the nature of the struggle between the authorities and the private sector in Japan remains the same today as it did during the prewar period. The private sector had been frustrated with impractical state policies and responded vigorously because its survival was at stake.

Join us on 27 June for a discussion with the author on the remarkable resilience, leadership, and initiative displayed by the industry sector in self-governance and assertion of power over authorities, even when government controls were nominally in effect.

 

[ 戦前・戦中日本の弾力性と自律性:産業界の内部統制(1925-1945)(仮訳) ]

村上博美氏の著書は、日本の産業製造業団体が集団行動を行ったプロセス、そしてどのような方法でどんな条件下で、各産業が互いに関わりを持ち政府の干渉に対応したのかを掘り下げます。驚くべきことに、日本の公的組織と民間部門の間の摩擦の在り方の本質は、戦前時代から現在まで変わっていません。民間部門は非実際的な国家政策にいら立ち、自らの存続がかかっているため断固として対応しました。

6月27日の講演会では、政府による管理が建前となっている場合にさえ産業界が示した自治と当局に対する影響力行使における、注目すべき弾力性、リーダーシップ、主導力について、村上氏が議論を深めてくださいます。お会いできるのを楽しみにしています。

Date:
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Time:
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Time Zone:
Japan, Korea (change)
Location:
Room 609
Campus:
Temple University Japan
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