The rise of Japan from a position of relative international obscurity in the mid-nineteenth century to that of third largest industrial nation in the 1980s has elicited an enormous amount of interest among academics. This short book provides an overview of Japanese economic history between 1868 and 1941. It introduces and surveys the current state of scholarship on Japan, touching upon almost all elements of the Japanese historical experience. A select bibliography (now updated to 1994) is provided to help the reader pursue the subject in more detail.
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"[This book] provides an excellent bibliography, opens windows onto a fascinating and important subject....[and] constitutes a finely crafted introductory essay on Japanese economic history." Economic History Review
"This small but useful book introduces and surveys the current state of scholarship on Japan. It raises important questions and shows the range of interpretations....One can only admire the incisiveness of the text; it is always easier to say more than less." Journal of Economic History
"This small but useful book introduces and surveys the current state of scholarship on Japan. It raises important questions and shows the range of interpretations....One can only admire the incisiveness of the text; it is always easier to say more than less." Journal of Economic History
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The rise of Japan from a position of relative international obscurity in the mid-nineteenth century to that of third largest industrial nation in the 1980s has elicited an enormous amount of interest among academics. This short book provides an overview of Japanese economic history between 1868-1941.
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In the middle of the nineteenth century the first British Minister to Japan described it as 'a cluster of islands on the furthest edge of the horizon, inhabited by a race grotesque and savage'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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In the middle of the nineteenth century the first British Minister to Japan described it as 'a cluster of islands on the furthest edge of the horizon, inhabited by a race grotesque and savage'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
trend acceleration, modern economic growth, military outlays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second World War, Pearl Harbour New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Cambridge History of Japan, Vol. 1: Ancient Japan (Volume 1) by Delmer M. Brown in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Miniset B. Economic History (Routledge Library Editions: The Economics) by G.C. Allen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Japanese Economy by G. C. Allen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Economic Growth by W. W. Rostow in Back Matter
- Industrial Dualism in Japan: A Problem of Economic Growth and Structure Change by Seymour Broadbridge in Back Matter
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