Holme, Ringer & Co. The rise and fall of a British enterprise in Japan, 1868-1940

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Author(s) Burke-Gaffney, Brian
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2013
Pages 236pp; illus
Publisher Global Oriental
Place Published Leiden

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Scholarly account. Chapters include: 'Beginnings in England and China'; 'Revival of British commercial activity in Japan'; 'Establishment and growth of Holme, Ringer & Co'; 'Family affairs'; 'Economic expansion'; 'The dream hotel'; 'Whiting and fishing'; 'Wiriu Shokwai and Shimonoseki connection'; 'The second generation'; 'Roaring twenties, souring thirties'; 'Dogs at war'; 'Mountains and rivers remain'. Includes Ringer family tree