Middlemen of Modernity: Local Elites and Agricultural Development in Modern Japan - Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University - Christopher Craig - Books - University of Hawai'i Press - 9780824889395 - May 31, 2022
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Middlemen of Modernity: Local Elites and Agricultural Development in Modern Japan - Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University


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Meiji-era agricultural policy called for village elites to use their wealth and local reputations to introduce improved farming methods. This book explores these elites and their actions in a region in northeastern Japan, presenting a view of the transformation of Japanese agriculture from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.


304 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 31, 2022
ISBN13 9780824889395
Publishers University of Hawai'i Press
Pages 278
Dimensions 228 × 153 × 26 mm   ·   438 g

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