David Wittner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1257381 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Wittner |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Wittner |
| SIGNATURE | WITTNER D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Tale of Two Mills
Since the 1950s, historians have sought to explain industrial modernization in Meiji Japan as a model for developing countries. They typically attribute Japan's success to single factors such as accumulated knowledge or capital, visionary leadership, or technological choice. This article moves beyond mono-causality to examine technology transfer's role in industrial modernization. Tomioka Silk Filature and Osaka Cotton Spinning Mill make the case…
Making Time
Reviewed by: Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan by Yulia Frumer David Wittner (bio) Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan By Yulia Frumer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. Pp. vii + 270. Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan By Yulia Frumer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. Pp. vii + 270. Japan's adoption of Western timekeeping and the Gregorian calendar…
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Making Time
Reviewed by: Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan by Yulia Frumer David Wittner (bio) Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan By Yulia Frumer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. Pp. vii + 270. Making Time: Astronomical Time Measurement in Tokugawa Japan By Yulia Frumer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2018. Pp. vii + 270. Japan's adoption of Western timekeeping and the Gregorian calendar…
A Tale of Two Mills
Since the 1950s, historians have sought to explain industrial modernization in Meiji Japan as a model for developing countries. They typically attribute Japan's success to single factors such as accumulated knowledge or capital, visionary leadership, or technological choice. This article moves beyond mono-causality to examine technology transfer's role in industrial modernization. Tomioka Silk Filature and Osaka Cotton Spinning Mill make the case…
Art history (1 work) · Chinese history and philosophy (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (1 work) · Economic geography (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economic history (1 work) · Economic system (1 work) · Economics (1 work) · Economy (1 work)