Building a Modern Japan : Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Meiji Era and Beyond /
In the late Nineteenth-century, the Japanese embarked on a program of westernization in the hope of building a strong and modern nation. Science, technology and medicine played an important part, showing European nations that Japan was a world power worthy of respect. It has been acknowledged that s...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the late Nineteenth-century, the Japanese embarked on a program of westernization in the hope of building a strong and modern nation. Science, technology and medicine played an important part, showing European nations that Japan was a world power worthy of respect. It has been acknowledged that state policy was important in the development of industries but how well-organized was the state and how close were government-business relations? The book seeks to answer these questions and others. The first part deals with the role of science and medicine in creating a healthy nation. The second part of the book is devoted to examining the role of technology, and business-state relations in building a modern nation. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781403981110 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/9781403981110 |