Yokohama and the Silk Trade How Eastern Japan Became the Primary Economic Region of Japan, 1843-1893 |
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| Author:
| Makimura, Yasuhiro |
| Series title: | New Studies in Modern Japan Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-5559-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2017 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $261.00 |
Book Description:
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This study provides a political and economic examination of the impact of the silk trade on nineteenth-century Japan. It analyzes the role of Japan's eastern interior region and the port of Yokohama and argues that the growth of the silk industry was largely responsible for the integration of Japan into the global economy.
This study provides a political and economic examination of the impact of the silk trade on nineteenth-century Japan. It analyzes the role of Japan's eastern interior region and the port of Yokohama and argues that the growth of the silk industry was largely responsible for the integration of Japan into the global economy.