Olive Checkland

Biographic Data

ID956759
NAMEOlive Checkland
GIVEN NAMESOlive
FAMILY NAMECheckland
SIGNATURECHECKLAND O
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Glasgow
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS37
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT37
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1977
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
H-INDEX1

  • Japan and Britain after 1859: Creating Cultural Bridges

    Olive ChecklandBOOKJapan and Britain After 18592003

    In the years following Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation from the world, Japan developed a new relationship with the West, and especially with Britain, where relations grew to be particularly close. The Japanese, embarrassed by their perceived comparative backwardness, looked to the West to learn modern industrial techniques, including the design and engineering skills which underpinned them. At the same time, taking great pride in th…

  • Pacific Banking, 1859-1959: East Meets West

    Colin Newbury, Olive Checkland et al.ARTICLEThe Economic History Review1996

    List of Tables - List of Figures - Preface - Abbreviations - List of Contributors - Japanese Foreign: Trade and the Yokohama Specie Bank, 1880-1913 K.Ishii - The Flow of Funds within the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1913 S.Nishimura - Overseas Chinese Remittance and Asian Banking History T.Hamashita - The French Banks' Activity in the Pacific Area of Asia H.Bonin - Export Bankers: The Migration of British Bank Personnel to the Pa…

  • Shorter Notices

    Olive ChecklandARTICLEThe English Historical Review1995

    Journal Article SHORTER NOTICES Get access OLIVE CHECKLAND OLIVE CHECKLAND University of Glasgow Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CX, Issue 439, November 1995, Pages 1310-b–1311, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CX.439.1310-b Published: 01 November 1995

  • Humanitarianism and the Emperor's Japan, 1877-1977

    Geoffrey W Rice, Edwina Palmer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Japanese Studies1995

    List of Tables - List of Maps - List of Illustrations - Preface - Author's Note - List of Abbreviations - Chronology - PART 1: ESTABLISHING THE EMPEROR'S CREDENTIALS - The Red Cross in Japan - The 'Emperor's Children', Good Health in Army and Navy - The Red Cross and Health Care for the Nation - PART 2: ACCOLADE FOR AN EMPEROR - Japan, Humanitarian World Labour, 1894-1905 - Russian Prisoners of War, 1904-1905 - German Prisoners of War, 1914-1918 …

  • Humanitarianism and the Emperor’s Japan, 1877–1977

    Open AccessOlive ChecklandBOOKHumanitarianism and the Emperor’s…1994

  • Pacific Banking, 1859–1959

    Open AccessOlive Checkland, Shizuya Nishimura et al.BOOKPacific Banking, 1859–19591994

  • Phoenix Resurgent

    Open AccessOlive ChecklandCHAPTERHumanitarianism and the Emperor’s…1994

  • Humanitarianism and the Emperor's Japan

    Joan Beaumont, Olive ChecklandARTICLEThe Journal of Military History1994

  • Shorter Notices

    Olive ChecklandARTICLEThe English Historical Review1994

    Shorter Notices Get access OLIVE CHECKLAND OLIVE CHECKLAND University of Glasgow Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CIX, Issue 434, November 1994, Pages 1316-b–1318, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CIX.434.1316-b Published: 01 November 1994

  • Shorter Notices

    Olive ChecklandARTICLEThe English Historical Review1993

    Shorter Notices Get access OLIVE CHECKLAND OLIVE CHECKLAND University of Glasgow Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVIII, Issue CCCCXXIX, October 1993, Pages 1054-a–1054, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVIII.CCCCXXIX.1054-a Published: 01 October 1993

  • Shorter Notices

    Olive ChecklandARTICLEThe English Historical Review1993

    SHORTER NOTICES Get access OLIVE CHECKLAND OLIVE CHECKLAND University of Glasgow Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVIII, Issue 426, January 1993, Pages 237-b–238, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVIII.426.237-b Published: 01 January 1993

  • Britain's Encounter with Meiji Japan, 1868-1912

    Yokoyama Toshio, Toshio Yokoyama et al.ARTICLEJournal of Japanese Studies1993

  • Shorter Notices

    Olive ChecklandARTICLEThe English Historical Review1992

    Shorter Notices Get access OLIVE CHECKLAND OLIVE CHECKLAND University of Glasgow Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVII, Issue CCCCXXV, October 1992, Pages 1049-a–1049, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVII.CCCCXXV.1049-a Published: 01 October 1992

  • Shorter Notices

    Olive ChecklandARTICLEThe English Historical Review1992

    Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access OLIVE CHECKLAND OLIVE CHECKLAND University of Glasgow Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVII, Issue CCCCXXII, January 1992, Pages 228–229, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVII.CCCCXXII.228 Published: 01 January 1992

  • United States

    Open AccessChristopher Dandeker, Mary E Stuckey et al.ARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1992

  • Shorter Notices

    Olive ChecklandARTICLEThe English Historical Review1990

    Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access OLIVE CHECKLAND OLIVE CHECKLAND University of Glasgow Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CV, Issue CCCCXV, April 1990, Pages 551–552, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CV.CCCCXV.551 Published: 01 April 1990

  • Shorter Notices

    Olive ChecklandARTICLEThe English Historical Review1990

    Journal Article Shorter Notices Get access OLIVE CHECKLAND OLIVE CHECKLAND University of Glasgow Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CV, Issue CCCCXVII, October 1990, Pages 1058–1059, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CV.CCCCXVII.1058 Published: 01 October 1990

  • Britain's Encounter with Meiji Japan, 1868-1912

    Janet Hunter, Olive ChecklandARTICLEMonumenta Nipponica1990Cited by: 1

  • Cromartie: Highland Life, 1650-1914

    Olive Checkland, Éric Richard et al.ARTICLEThe Economic History Review1990

  • Britain's Encounter with Meiji Japan, 1868-1912

    Richard Perren, Olive Checkland et al.ARTICLEThe Economic History Review1990

  • In the Shipyards

    Open AccessOlive ChecklandCHAPTERBritain's Encounter with Meiji…1989

    While the shipbuilding industry was being slowly and painstakingly built up in Japan further steps were being taken to learn more advanced shipbuilding technology from Britain for importation to Japan. The Royal Navy,1 the ‘Mother of Navies’, was in close cooperation with the Imperial Japanese Navy, from which came many shipbuilding orders. British shipyards were also successful in tendering to build commercial shipping for the Japanese,2 stipula…

  • Engineers for Lighthouses, Railways, Telegraphs and Mines

    Open AccessOlive ChecklandCHAPTERBritain's Encounter with Meiji…1989

    Once the decision had been taken to modernise there were good openings for the qualified foreign engineer to work in Japan.1 The Japanese needed railways with permanent way, signalling systems and rolling stock, electric telegraphs with a system of offices and wire connections, tarmacadamed roads and iron bridges, modern harbours and docks as well as lighthouses, lightships and buoys with good and efficient lighting equipment. Although the Japane…

  • United States

    Open AccessOlive ChecklandARTICLEThe Annals of the American…1989

  • Britain’s Encounter with Meiji Japan, 1868–1912

    Open AccessOlive ChecklandBOOKBritain's Encounter with Meiji…1989

    During the Meiji Era, of 1868-1912, British influence in Japan was stronger than that of any other foreign power. Although role models were sought from Englishmen and Scotsmen, whether diplomats, engi

  • Perspectives in Scottish Social History: Essays in Honour of Rosalind Mitchison

    Olive Checkland, Leah LenemanARTICLEThe Economic History Review1989