Building a Modern Japan: Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Meiji Era and Beyond

Historians in the US, Singapore, and Canada describe how Japan left what had been a Chinese dominated East Asian system to enter a global system of knowledge dominated by the West in late 19th century. Examining how Japan dealt with the new concepts and technology that were introduced, they look first at the role of science and medicine in creating a healthy nation, then at the role of technology and business- state relations in building a modern Japan. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR