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Columbia University Press Trading Locomotives: Global Economy & Japan's Railroads 1869-1914

Name: Trading Locomotives: Global Economy & Japan's Railroads 1869-1914
Brand: Columbia University Press
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Winner of the 2026 Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize, this comprehensive historical study examines Japan's railway development within the context of the emerging global economy at the turn of the twentieth century. Naofumi Nakamura provides deeply researched analysis of the international locomotive trade and its profound impact on Japan's industrialization and economic growth. The book traces the connections between world markets and Japan's domestic railway expansion, offering fresh perspectives on how global trade patterns shaped the nation's infrastructure and imperial development during this transformative period from 1869 to 1914.

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Traces the international locomotive trade and its influence on Japan's railway industry expansion between 1869 and 1914.

Examines the relationship between the global market-based economy and Japan's industrialization through the lens of railroad development.

Provides comprehensive analysis of how Japan's domestic economic growth connected to broader world economic patterns and trade.

Recipient of the 2026 Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize, recognizing scholarly excellence in economic and historical research.

Published by Columbia University Press, a leading academic publisher specialising in rigorous historical scholarship and economic analysis.

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Brand: Columbia University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0231218451
Category: Books > Subjects > History > World History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 08 July 2025
Listed Since: 26 October 2024

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