To Live to Work: Factory Women in Colonial Korea, 1910-1945

Linking Economic And Social Historical Research Methods With Special Reference To The Evolution Of The Industrial Labour Force, This Book Offers An Account Of The Popular Expansion Of Gender, Labour, And Political Consciousnesses Among Working Women In Colonial Korea. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Figures And Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Locating Korean Factory Women In Time And Place -- 2. Modernization And The Rise Of Women's Wage Work -- 3. Lives And Labors Inside The Factories -- 4. Contests Of Power And Workers' Modes Of Association -- 5. The Pacific War And The Life Courses Of Working Women -- Conclusions: The Legacies Of Colonial Working Women -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Bibliographic Level Mode Of Issuance: Monograph Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English