Overview
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.
- | Author: M. Low
- | Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
- | Publication Date: May 11, 2005
- | Number of Pages: 242 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1349530573
- | ISBN-13: 9781349530571
