This book "... casts new light on majority-minority relations and the struggle for Buraku liberation. [The author] focuses on ... arguably the most important Buraku leader of the twentieth century: Matsumoto Jiichiro. Based on primary material reflecting recent research, each chapter locates Matsumoto Jiichiro’s experience within the broader developments in Japan's social, political and economic history and illuminates dimensions of its social history ... that are frequently left unconsidered." (Quoted from site)