ABSTRACT

The globalisation of the present day world economy means that more and more people are experiencing different cultures through their work. Focusing on the real experiences of workers in Japanese transnational finance companies, this book not only throws light on this specific case, but at the same time raises timely questions and insights into the newly-emerging multicultural work experience worldwide. Japanese Bankers in the City of London reflects on contemporary discussions in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, of individual global movement and cultural interaction.

chapter 1|26 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|30 pages

Ambition and Withdrawal

Japanese experience in the City

chapter 5|34 pages

Competing Masculinities and Contrasted Femininities

Gender relationships between cultures

chapter 7|26 pages

Beyond National Boundaries

chapter 8|10 pages

Conclusion

Possibilities of new cultural identities in transnational working experiences