The Mountain Is Moving describes postwar Japanese society andthe roles that women are expected to play within it. Based oninterviews with hundreds of women, the book examines the education ofwomen, marriage and child rearing, work outside the house, caring forthe elderly, political power or lack of it, and volunteerism. Morleyalso examines a diverse and compelling range of stories and novels byand about Japanese women, revealing both patterns and exceptions.
- ISBN10 0774806753
- ISBN13 9780774806756
- Publish Date 15 January 1999 (first published 1 January 1999)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint University of British Columbia Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English