"We are not garbage!" : the homeless movement in Tokyo, 1994-2002 / Miki Hasegawa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hasegawa, Miki.

Series:

East Asia (New York, N.Y.)

East Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shinjuku Coalition.

Homelessness--Japan--Tokyo--History.

Homelessness.

Homeless persons--Civil rights--Japan--Tokyo--History.

Homeless persons.

Homeless persons--Political activity--Japan--Tokyo--History.

Homeless persons--Political activity.

History.

Homeless persons--Civil rights.

Japan--Tokyo.

Shinjuku Coalition--History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 213 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction

Homelessness in postwar Japan

Theoretical framework and hypotheses

The initial period of the movement (February 1994-January 1996)

The transitional period of the movement (January 1996-October 1997)

The final period of the movement (October 1997-mid-2002), with summary and conclusions

Appendix A: Defining and counting the homeless (in the U.S. and Japan)

Appendix B: List of surveys used in the study

Appendix C: Interviews

Appendix D: Chronology of homeless policy (in Tokyo and Japan).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-204) and index.

ISBN:

0415976936

OCLC:

64098444

Publisher Number:

9780415976930