Holme, Ringer & Company : the rise and fall of a British enterprise in Japan (1868-1940) /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burke-Gaffney, Brian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Global Oriental, 2012.
Subjects:
Holme, Ringer & Company.
Holme, Ringer & Company
Trading companies > Great Britain > History.
Business enterprises, Foreign > Japan > History.
Merchants, Foreign > Japan > History.
Sociétés de commerce > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Entreprises étrangères > Japon > Histoire.
Commerçants étrangers > Japon > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.
Business enterprises, Foreign
Commerce
Merchants, Foreign
Trading companies
Great Britain > Commerce > Japan > History.
Japan > Commerce > Great Britain > History.
Great Britain
Japan
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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