Building a Modern Japan: Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Meiji Era and Beyond

Book 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349530573
• ISBN13: 9781349530571
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"