The Development of Railway Technology in East Asia in Comparative Perspective. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Minoru Sawai.
• Editors: Sawai, Minoru, 1953-
• Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Railway Engineers of the Japanese Empire and the Significance of Collaborative R & D Activities -- Chapter 3: Diversification and Convergence: The Development of Locomotive Technology in Meiji Japan -- Chapter 4: Railway Technology of South Manchurian Railways and Workers in China -- Chapter 5: Innovation in Power Sources for Taiwan's Railways in the Period of US Aid (1950-1965) -- Chapter 6: A Comparison of Railway Nationalization Between Two Empires: Germany and Japan.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer Singapore Imprint Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 153 pages), 14 illustrations, 10 illustrations in color
• Subjects: 330.9; 330.9; World history; Economic history; Economic history; World history; History of Japan; Japan -- History; Japan; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811049040; 9811049041
• Related ISBNs: 9811049033; 9789811049033
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.