Technology Gatekeepers for War and Peace

The British Ship Revolution and Japanese Industrialization
2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-349-51897-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 345 g

Reihe: St Antony's Series

The technological revolution in shipbuilding in the early twentieth century had a great impact on the military, industrial, commercial worlds. Matsumoto focuses on the relationship between this revolution and the structure and function of 'technology gatekeepers' during the transfer of marine science and technology from Britain to Japan.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Matsumoto, S.

Matsumoto, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Problems and Approaches The Technology Gatekeepers: The Role of the Navy and Mitsubishi in the Ship Revolution The Emergence of the Japanese Military-Industrial-University Complex: Technology Gatekeepers Combine 'Spin-on' and Latecomers' Advantages Reconsidered: British Development and Japanese Transfer in Social Context 'Spin-off' in the Nationalization of R & D: The Recasting of the British System in an Industrializing Japan Conclusion: Beyond Success or Failure Appendix Notes and References Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

MIWAO MATSUMOTO is Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology, University of Tokyo, Japan.