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Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914: Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji-era Japan Paperback - 2014
by Free, Dan
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- Title Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914: Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji-era Japan
- Author Free, Dan
- Binding Paperback
- Condition New
- Pages 285
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Tuttle Publishing, Japan
- Date 2014-02-04
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # PN000998
- ISBN 9784805312902 / 4805312904
- Weight 2.45 lbs (1.11 kg)
- Dimensions 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.7 in (27.18 x 21.34 x 1.78 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 385
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Summary
The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland to the East and West coasts, is an eye-opening realization.
In Early Japanese Railways 1853–1914, Dan Free tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese railways amidst a period of rapid modernization during Japan's Meiji era. Leaving behind centuries of stagnation and isolation, Japan would emerge into the 20th century as a leading modern industrialized state. The development of the railways was a significant factor in the cultural and technological development of Japan during this pivotal period. Free's rare photographic and historical materials concerning Japan's early railways, including a print showing the miniature steam engine brought to Japan by Admiral Perry aboard his "Black Ships" to demonstrate American superiority, combine to form a richly detailed account that will appeal to students of Japanese history and railway buffs alike.
This one-of-a-kind book, Early Japanese Railways 1853–1914, illuminates for non-Japanese-speaking readers the early history of Japanese railroads, and in the process the fascinating story of Japan's prewar industrial modernization.
In Early Japanese Railways 1853–1914, Dan Free tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese railways amidst a period of rapid modernization during Japan's Meiji era. Leaving behind centuries of stagnation and isolation, Japan would emerge into the 20th century as a leading modern industrialized state. The development of the railways was a significant factor in the cultural and technological development of Japan during this pivotal period. Free's rare photographic and historical materials concerning Japan's early railways, including a print showing the miniature steam engine brought to Japan by Admiral Perry aboard his "Black Ships" to demonstrate American superiority, combine to form a richly detailed account that will appeal to students of Japanese history and railway buffs alike.
This one-of-a-kind book, Early Japanese Railways 1853–1914, illuminates for non-Japanese-speaking readers the early history of Japanese railroads, and in the process the fascinating story of Japan's prewar industrial modernization.
