Trading Locomotives : The Global Economy and the Development of Japan's Railroads, 1869-1914.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nakamura, Naofumi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Japan--History--19th century.

Railroads.

Railroads--Japan--History--20th century.

Railroads--History.

Locomotive industry--Japan--History--19th century.

Locomotive industry.

Locomotive industry--Japan--History--20th century.

Locomotive industry--History.

Industrial revolution--Japan.

Industrial revolution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2025.

Biography/History:

Naofumi Nakamura is a professor at the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo. He has written widely on the business and economic history of modern Japan, including railroad history, local history, and the history of technological transfer.

Summary:

This deeply researched and comprehensive book examines the history of rail in Japan from a global perspective, offering new insight into the connections between the world economy and Japan's industrialization.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. International Competition in the Global Locomotive Market

2. Technological Transfer and British Monopolization

3. Japan's Industrial Revolution and American Locomotives

4. The Rise of Japanese Trading Companies

5. War, Empire Building, and the Locomotive Trade

6. Localizing Locomotive Production in Japan

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-231-56226-8

OCLC:

1519994062