Dan Free

Broschiertes Buch

Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914

Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji-Era Japan

Beschreibung

Early Japanese Railways, tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese rail 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

Autor

Dan Free is a writer based in New York City. For many years Dan studied East Asia—particularly its adaptation of, and modernization through, railway technology. He has long been interested in the 19th century as the first modern age of sustained, comprehensive contact between Asia and the West. He has spent over 25 years assembling the collection show for the first time in these pages.

Produktdetails

• Tuttle Specials
• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 275mm x 215mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1136g
• ISBN-13: 9780804849739
• ISBN-10: 0804849730
• Artikelnr.: 48455276