Holme, Ringer & Company : the rise and fall of a British enterprise in Japan (1868-1940)

by Brian Burke-Gaffney

Brian Burke-Gaffney provides a detailed account of the activities of Holme, Ringer & Co., the leading foreign enterprise in western Japan prior to the Second World War, and describes the remarkable achievements and tragedies of the Ringer family.

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Year of publication:	2012 ; Online-Ausg.
Authors:	Burke-Gaffney, Brian
Publisher:	Leiden : Global Oriental
Subject:	Japan \| Großbritannien \| United Kingdom \| Wirtschaftsgeschichte \| Economic history \| Ausländisches Unternehmen \| Wirtschaft \| Geschichte 1868-1940

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (xix, 236 p.)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. - Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries Holme, Ringer & Company; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Note on Romanisation of Japanese Names and Words; List of Figures; 1 Beginnings in England and China; 2 Revival of British Commercial Activity in Japan; 3 Establishment and Growth of Holme; 4 Family Affairs; 5 Economic Expansion; 6 The Dream Hotel; 7 Whaling and Fishing; 8 Wuriu Shokwai and the Shimonoseki Connection; 9 The Second Generation; 10 Roaring Twenties; 11 Dogs of War; 12 Mountains and Rivers Remain; Bibliography; Appendix I: Ringer Family Tree Appendix II: Holme, Ringer & Company (Wuriu Shokwai) Agency list for 1918Index;
ISBN:	978-90-04-24321-7 ; 978-90-04-23017-0
Classification:	Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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