This book does more than present a vivid and richly nuanced analysis of the events of the summer of 1918. It also provides valuable information on the lives and lifestyles of ordinary Japanese, on the police, local elites, and officials of the central government, and on regional diversity within Japan." --Ann Waswo, Oxford University "An influential contribution to what is now the liveliest area of modern Japanese history--labor and social history of the early twentieth century. given Lewis's ability to contextualize each area of dispute and to detail the diverse organizations, strategies, and courses of actions, he gives us an appreciation of the richness and diversity that is lacking in previous accounts. This book significantly enhances our understanding of those crucial events." -- William Kelly, Yale University "An important examination of economic development and social protest in twentieth-century Japan." --Irwin Scheiner, University of California, Berkeley