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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. But how well-organized was the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. But how well-organized was the state and how close were government-business relations? The book seeks to answer these questions and others. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781403981110 1403981116 9781403968326 1403968322 9786611364724 6611364722 |