Holme, Ringer & Company : the rise and fall of a British enterprise in Japan (1868-1940) /
Brian Burke-Gaffney provides a detailed account of the activities of Holme, Ringer & Co., the leading foreign enterprise in western Japan prior to the Second World War, and describes the remarkable achievements and tragedies of the Ringer family.
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Global Oriental,
2012.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Beginnings in England and China
- Revival of British commercial activity in Japan
- Establishment and growth of Holme, Ringer & Co.
- Family affairs
- Economic expansion
- The dream hotel
- Whaling and fishing
- Wuriu Shokwai and the Shimonoseki connection
- The second generation
- Roaring Twenties, souring Thirties
- Dark horses of war
- Mountains and rivers remain.