Technology And The Culture Of Progress In Meiji Japan
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Technology And The Culture Of Progress In Meiji Japan
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Author : David G. Wittner
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-11-09
Technology And The Culture Of Progress In Meiji Japan written by David G. Wittner and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-09 with Business & Economics categories.
In this book David Wittner situates Japan’s Meiji Era experience of technology transfer and industrial modernization within the realm of culture, politics, and symbolism, examining how nineteenth century beliefs in civilization and enlightenment influenced the process of technological choice. Through case studies of the iron and silk industries, Wittner argues that the Meiji government’s guiding principle was not simply economic development or providing a technical model for private industry as is commonly claimed. Choice of technique was based on the ability of a technological artifact to import Western "civilization" to Japan: Meiji officials’ technological choices were firmly situated within perceptions of authority, modernity, and their varying political agendas. Technological artifacts could also be used as instruments of political legitimization. By late the Meiji Era, the former icons of Western civilization had been transformed into the symbols of Japanese industrial and military might. A fresh and engaging re-examination of Japanese industrialization within the larger framework of the Meiji Era, this book will appeal to scholars and students of science, technology, and society as well as Japanese history and culture.
Technology And The Culture Of Progress In Meiji Japan
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Author : David G. Wittner
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-11-09
Technology And The Culture Of Progress In Meiji Japan written by David G. Wittner and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-09 with Business & Economics categories.
In this book David Wittner situates Japan’s Meiji Era experience of technology transfer and industrial modernization within the realm of culture, politics, and symbolism, examining how nineteenth century beliefs in civilization and enlightenment influenced the process of technological choice. Through case studies of the iron and silk industries, Wittner argues that the Meiji government’s guiding principle was not simply economic development or providing a technical model for private industry as is commonly claimed. Choice of technique was based on the ability of a technological artifact to import Western "civilization" to Japan: Meiji officials’ technological choices were firmly situated within perceptions of authority, modernity, and their varying political agendas. Technological artifacts could also be used as instruments of political legitimization. By late the Meiji Era, the former icons of Western civilization had been transformed into the symbols of Japanese industrial and military might. A fresh and engaging re-examination of Japanese industrialization within the larger framework of the Meiji Era, this book will appeal to scholars and students of science, technology, and society as well as Japanese history and culture.
Building A Modern Japan
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Author : M. Low
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2005-05-05
Building A Modern Japan written by M. Low and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05-05 with History categories.
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.
The Future Japan
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Author : Iichirō Tokutomi
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 1989
The Future Japan written by Iichirō Tokutomi and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Business & Economics categories.
Two decades after the collapse of the Tokugawa shogunate, the optimism of the early Meiji years was dissipating. In 1886 Tokutomi Soho's passionately eloquent Shorai no Nihon (The Future Japan) presented his panoramic view of the "world trend" of history and proclaimed that Japan must transform into an industrial and a democratic nation. Translated for the first time into English, The Future Japan offers valuable insights into the motives that led Japan to become one of the world's great powers.
Culture And Technology In Modern Japan
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Author : Ian Inkster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Culture And Technology In Modern Japan written by Ian Inkster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Technological innovations categories.
"The rise of Japan as an economic superpower is a remarkable episode in the history of the modern world. This book seeks to explain this phenomenal success by looking at the issues of culture and technology, and making comparison with the experience of the USA, the UK, and Europe as a whole. The relationship between culture and technology lies at the heart of the undoubted market success of Japan, and the development of high technology and the much-lauded "cultural" attributes of Japan have contributed powerfully to national success. These vital issues are examined in detail and include, for example, the relationship between company "culture" and "structure", and the overriding impact of Japanese "national" culture. National cultures in Japan and the West are compared with the consequent effect on entrepreneurial and technological progress."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
The Technological Transformation Of Japan
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Author : Tessa Morris-Suzuki
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1994-11-25
The Technological Transformation Of Japan written by Tessa Morris-Suzuki and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11-25 with Business & Economics categories.
This landmark book is the first general English-language history of technology in modern Japan.
Historical Background Of Technology Transfer Transformation And Development In Japan
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Author : Takeshi Hayashi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Historical Background Of Technology Transfer Transformation And Development In Japan written by Takeshi Hayashi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Industries categories.
Working paper, technology transfer, history, Japan - before and after Meiji restoration, economic reforms, employment status, enhancement of production capacity, industrial development, case studies cotton, iron and steel industry.
Technology And Industrial Development In Japan
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Author : Hiroyuki Odagiri
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1996
Technology And Industrial Development In Japan written by Hiroyuki Odagiri and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Business & Economics categories.
This book studies the industrial development of Japan since the mid-nineteenth century, with particular emphasis on how the various industries built technological capabilities. The Japanese were extraordinarily creative in searching out and learning to use modern technologies, and the authors investigate the emergence of entrepreneurs who began new and risky businesses, how the business organizations evolved to cope with changing technological conditions, and how the managers, engineers, and workers acquired organizational and technological skills through technology importation, learning-by-doing, and their own R & D activities. The book investigates the interaction between private entrepreneurial activities and public policy, through a general examination of economic and industrial development, a study of the evolution of management systems, and six industrial case studies: textile, iron and steel, electrical and communications equipment, automobiles, shipbuilding and aircraft, and pharmaceuticals. The authors show how the Japanese government has played an important supportive role in the continuing innovation, without being a substitute for aggressive business enterprise constantly venturing into unfamiliar terrains.
Assembling Japan
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Author : Griseldis Kirsch
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Release Date : 2015
Assembling Japan written by Griseldis Kirsch and has been published by Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Culture and globalization categories.
This book focuses on Japan's modernization as a long-term process that is reliant on changing technology and that has led to the nation's full engagement with the global system. Some chapters examine the themes of modernity, technology and Japan's global experience though popular culture, from reggae to football, from television to film. Other topics include coffee, travel, economics, cultural politics and technological innovation in the field of robotics. All of the contributions aim to show how these global interactions have occurred and continue to take place in twenty-first-century Japan. Because Japan today is part of global processes that have influenced contemporary social discourse within and about the nation, the editors' arguments address the tensions, synergies, and dynamism that have informed the waves of modernity and globalization that have buffeted the country since the Meiji period.
Revisiting Japan S Restoration
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Author : Timothy Amos
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-11-29
Revisiting Japan S Restoration written by Timothy Amos and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-29 with History categories.
This volume presents the reader with thirty-one short chapters that capture an exciting new moment in the study of the Meiji Restoration. The chapters offer a kaleidoscope of approaches and interpretations of the Restoration that showcase the strengths of the most recent interpretative trends in history writing on Japan while simultaneously offering new research pathways. On a scale probably never before seen in the study of the Restoration outside Japan, the short chapters in this volume reveal unique aspects of the transformative event and process not previously explored in previous research. They do this in three core ways: through selecting and deploying different time frames in their historical analysis; by creative experimentation with different spatial units through which to ascertain historical experience; and by innovative selection of unique and highly original topics for analysis. The volume offers students and teachers of Japanese history, modern history, and East Asian studies an important resource for coming to grips with the multifaceted nature of Japan’s nineteenth-century transformation. The volume will also have broader appeal to scholars working in fields such as early modern/modern world history, global history, Asian modernities, gender studies, economic history, and postcolonial studies.