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Meiji at 150

Dr. David Wittner (Utica College) Wittner, David; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Wittner revisits narratives of the technological and industrial transformation of Japan following the Meiji Restoration. We discuss the Meiji government’s emphasis on technology, the role of Japanese entrepreneurs, Tokugawa preconditions for Meiji industrialization, the activities of oyatoi “hired foreign experts,” and the UNESCO sites of Meiji industrialization.

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Title
Dr. David Wittner (Utica College)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 94
Creator
Wittner, David; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2019-02-15
Description
In this episode, Dr. Wittner revisits narratives of the technological and industrial transformation of Japan following the Meiji Restoration. We discuss the Meiji government’s emphasis on technology, the role of Japanese entrepreneurs, Tokugawa preconditions for Meiji industrialization, the activities of oyatoi “hired foreign experts,” and the UNESCO sites of Meiji industrialization.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; technology; industrialization; oyatoi; UNESCO
Geographic Location
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415986
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81980
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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