Teachers' Unions and the Politics of Education in Japan Book

	List of Abbreviations
	Acknowledgments
	Notes on Style
	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	The American Occupation, the First Postwar Teachers' Unions and the Formation of Nikkyoso	17
Ch. 2	The History of Nikkyoso, 1952-1988	39
Ch. 3	Nikkyoso's 1989 Schism: the End of an Era?	57
Ch. 4	Teachers' Unions and Power Relations Within the Japanese Education System	91
Ch. 5	The Contribution to the Debate on Education Reform Made by Nikkyoso and Zenkyo	111
Ch. 6	The Place of Teachers' Unions Within the Wider Union Movement	133
Ch. 7	Changing Teachers' Unions and Political Realignment	157
	Conclusion	183
	Notes	193
	Bibliography	215
	List of Interviews	231
	Index	235